Tag Archives: Roads

The promised land

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Paul

Amanda and I have had a great week in Galicia. We signed off the first phase of the barn conversion, met the builder to discuss getting quotes for the second phase and some other works on the property, agreed with … Continue reading →

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Car mechanics; Galician style

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paul

I’m reading a book at the moment about the trials and tribulations of an English guy walking the camino from the French border to Santiago de Compostela with a stubborn donkey which lies down at inopportune moments and won’t cross … Continue reading →

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Asturian gastronomic delight

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Paul

It’s my last Sunday in Galicia and rather than my usual Sunday routine of eggs & beans on fried bread, washed down with copious amounts of Nescafe while watching DVDs, I was invited out to lunch by Stephen, Kay, Neil … Continue reading →

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Two knights

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Paul

Bad things always come in threes, and I’m dreading the third happening while frantically dredging my memory and trying to find an earlier ‘bad thing’ to mean that todays’ incident was the third. Yesterday, the final day of Mothers two … Continue reading →

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Oh, the irony!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Paul

Just over twelve hours after nearly being run off the road by a maniacal Galician driver I got pulled over by the Guardia Civil. I’d decided last night that a lack of LPG, money and food meant that it would … Continue reading →

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