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Abandon hope all ye that enter here III

Posted on August 6, 2014 by findmeahomespain

The futility of life or trying to buy an IKEA kitchen. On our last visit to IKEA we’d been given a rather expensive quote and told we couldn’t order a thing until the ‘measuring man’ had been. Going through the … Continue reading →

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Abandon hope all ye that enter here I

Posted on July 22, 2014 by findmeahomespain

Recently we unintentionally acted on some sound property advice: always buy the cheapest house in the best street. Well not literally as it’s an apartment not a house and not in a street either but a harbour side development. Oh, … Continue reading →

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A Parakeet in the Palm Tree

Posted on February 13, 2013 by findmeahomespain

Chris Stewart’s works are known to many readers; Driving over Lemons was his first book and I read it back in 2004 whilst searching for a home in Andalucía. I still smile when fruit is lying on the road and … Continue reading →

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