Tag Archives: Roads

EasyJet present a dilemma

You could be forgiven for thinking that we have an unhealthy fixation with low cost airlines. When you make frequent journeys to Galicia and Asturias then EasyJet and Ryanair become friends whose status you check more often than your nearest and dearest on Facebook. … Continue reading

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How service stations should be

The route from Asturias airport to Ribadeo/Castropol, from where it is another 40km onwards to our house, will soon be two lanes of gently undulating and predominantly empty tarmac. The European Community has part (mostly) funded the Autovía del Cantábrico (A-8) and with the exception … Continue reading

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The fine art of Spanish car hire

Anyone who visits Galicia is unlikely to be collected from the airport in the tourist busses commonplace in the south or east, and whisked away to their hotel for a week long stay. To see Galicia properly you will need to … Continue reading

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Our second visit – part one

A brand new year (2010), lots of hope, the UK in the grip of an arctic blast and we were following our hearts back to Galicia for house hunting trip number two. We opted to fly both ways using Santiago de Compostela airport (taking our … Continue reading

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