Category Archives: Local Life

Hotter than Hell

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Paul

There were many reasons why we chose Galicia. The lush green landscape, the rugged coastline, the friendly people, the superb seafood, and the relative low cost of property, all figured in our decision, but we also gave a lot of … Continue reading →

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A strange love of tractors

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Paul

I have an almost inexplicable fondness of tractors, and Galicia is full of tractors, it’s easy to have your head turned when driving. In the book ‘Everything but the Squeal’ by John Barlow, he mentions that; ‘Like Mexicans can’t make … Continue reading →

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Around every bend, a new treasure

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Paul

To say that Galicia has a new delight around every corner is  probably a bit of an exaggeration, but on our last visit my harmless ‘Why don’t we take a drive to….’ turned into a bit of an adventure. We’d got … Continue reading →

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The international fuel conundrum

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paul

Something has been puzzling me about one big difference between England and Spain. A difference that effects everyone’s every day life, underlies the very fabric of commerce, and generates exasperation across the globe. The cost of vehicle fuel. There is a nice … Continue reading →

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Spanish time, different to UK time

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Paul

The more time I spend in Spain the more I convince myself that it is a country which operates in a different temporal paradigm to the United Kingdom. There are still nominally sixty seconds in a standard minute, sixty minutes … Continue reading →

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