Category Archives: Local Life

The little house that Amanda and Paul built

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Paul

As we unloaded box after box from Hercules it became ever more apparent that in moving from an English three-bedroomed semi-detached, to a one-bedroomed, mostly open-plan, barn conversion, we’d simply got far too much stuff. We no longer had a … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Madonna’s New Clothes

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Paul

I lived out in Abu Dhabi (U.A.E) on and off for three years back in the early nineties while providing endless IT training courses for the Town Planning Department. Life back then in the Emirates was at a very slow … Continue reading →

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Equine Assistance

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Paul

After being away from the property for a few months, there is a well practiced order in which I look at the house and land when arriving along the road from Pontenova. First priority; has the roof collapsed on the big … Continue reading →

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Live and Let Live (Die)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Paul

One of the big perks of life in rural Galicia is the totally justifiable necessity to own and use a comprehensive range of ‘big boys toys’, not required in suburban Huddersfield. While we are still currently long-distance Gallegos this hasn’t stopped … Continue reading →

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Any Excuse for a Party

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Paul

The Spanish will throw a party to talk about organising parties. Personally I think that as a nation it is one of their most endearing qualities, indicative of their all-embracing sociable nature. Spain has almost double the amount of bank holidays that we get … Continue reading →

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