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Tag Archives: Mojacar
Driving me to Distraction
At last there’s a car park where that peculiar Spanish habit of opening the car door to dent the neighbouring car is almost impossible. Here each parking bay has an exclusion zone of about .6m either side of it. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Motors, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Albox, Almeria, Andalucia, Andalusia, Arboleas, bad parking, byelaw, car hire, cars, counci;, courtesy, driving, driving habits, environment, Europe, Fiat 500, fly posting, Ford, golf#, Grand Theft Auto, Highway Code, holiday, illegal, leaflets, litter, Malaga, Mercadona, Mojacar, nature, nuisance, parking, recycle, roundabout, rubbish, Sotogrande, Spain, supermarket, traffic, travel, Valderrama
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Boing Spring has Sprung
For many visitors to Almeria the baking hot summer months are the only time they experience this beautiful region. By then the sun has done its work and all the spring flowers and grasses have been scorched brown and other … Continue reading
Posted in Motors, Nature, Personal, Spain, Uncategorized
Tagged Almeria, almond, Arboleas, bank, Baza, climate, cortijo grande, environment, eucalyptus, Ferrari, fire, holiday, Mojacar, mountain, nature, New York, olive, sabadell, sierra, sleepy mountain, snow, spring, summer, taxi, water and fire, winter, yellow
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A Parakeet in the Palm Tree
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
Posted in Bureacracy, Nature, Personal, Politics, Spain, Thoughts, Transport, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Almeria, Andalucia, bingo, builder, car, car thief, corruption, criminal, criminal. pensioner, Driving over Lemons, environment, fuel, gambling, health and safety, holiday, house, lawyer, Looky, Mojacar, parakeet. palm tree. Chris Stewart, pension, politician, property, Spain, travel, vacation. holiday, Zurgena
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Easy money
The A334 has become the bank of choice for more discerning Guardia Civil officers; every day they stop at various points between the E15 motorway and Purchena so that they can withdraw money from us cashpoints as we drive by. … Continue reading
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Tagged Almeria, Arboleas, Baza, biblical proportions, climate, cold, deluge, Dragons den, environment, finca la fuente, flood, Frankenstein, Guardia, Helvetia, insurance assessor, Mojacar, nature, property sector, Shameless, sierra cabrera, speeding fine, Strictly, Strictly come dancing, temperature, travel, Turre, vacation
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Give Turre a try – latest article
Before moving to Turre I did not know much about the place apart from driving down the main drag noticing its selection of British owned bars and shops. Turre seems to be a much maligned and misunderstood place similar to … Continue reading
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Tagged Albox, Almeria, bad service, Beachcomber, Club Sandwich, Crappy service, Cucador, environment, explore, Fiesta, finca la fuente, Findmeahome, holiday, La Vida, Mojacar, Property sales, property sector, Rentmeahome, Restaurants, sierra cabrera, steak, Tabasco sauce, travel, Turre, vacation, water and fire
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Thanks for the pestilence – latest blog
The horsemen of the apocalypse enjoyed their recent holiday in Almeria. Such a pity their colleague War was stuck in Syria or Afghanistan and couldn’t make it! They organised fires locally and flooded the place a few days later. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged alien, apocalypse, centipede, environment, finca la fuente, four horseman, garden, midge, Mojacar, mosquito, nature, property sector, rabbit, Tiger mosquito
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