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Tag Archives: vacation
Jerez de la Frontera
As newlyweds last autumn we tried to explore Jerez de la Frontera; non-stop rain however meant that we only managed the Tio Pepe Bodega and a couple of tapas bars before soggily driving away. So a return visit was on … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Personal, Spain, Travel, vacation
Tagged A matter of life and death, Alcazar, Andalucia, Bodega, castle, David Niven, film, holiday, jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, movie, palace, Palacio Villavicencio, sherry, Tio Pepe, travel, vacation, wine producer, wor, World war 1 . World war 2
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Meanwhile in Britain
I have lived in Spain for almost seven years and in that time I’ve kept abreast of news from back home. Partly as I’m interested in current affairs and have this column to write, but also as wise words shared … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Amir Khan, Andalucia, Birmingham, Blighty, britain, Chancellor, cvil liberties, Economy, fast food, freedom, George Osborne, holiday, HS2, Jack Straw, Lawrence, liberties, London, McDonalds, met, Microsoft, National Domestic Extremism unit, police, railways, SDS, Spain, spies, Stephen Lawrence, summer, surveilance, travel, vacation, weather, winter, XBox One
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All Change
Some things seem to have been around for forever; The Queen, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Giggs, and of course old Fergie himself. I was just 20 when he first took over as manager of Manure, sorry Man Utd. Now 26 years … Continue reading
Posted in Bureacracy, Personal, Spain, Sport, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Amore, Android, Anfield, Beckham, Carra, Carragher, contract, Disneyland, dongle, Fergie, Ferguson, football, Gerrard, Giggs, holiday, Kop, Kylie, LFC, Liverpool, man utd, Manure, Minogue, mobile, Movistar, Owen, Paris, phone, piggy bank, Queen, Reina, Suarez, vacation, Vodaphone
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People Power
2012 ended with the Mayan prophecy luckily unfulfilled; yet just a few weeks later a meteorite the size of a double decker bus exploded above Siberia injuring hundreds. A few hours later and the spin of the Earth would have … Continue reading
Posted in Bureacracy, Current affairs, Education, Nature, Politics, Technology, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged afghanistan, Almeria, Andorra, asteroid, ATLAS, catastrophe, climate, Co-op, cucumber, drought, Ecuador, environment, facebook, fish farming, Fish Fight, Granada, greenhouse, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, kyoto, Mayan, Mercadona, meteorite, Morrisons, nature, plastic, Prawn, Safe havens, Siberia, Sperm whale, sudan, Tesco, UK, USA, vacation, Vatican, waste, water, whale
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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
Posted in Uncategorized
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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Money for nothing
Spanish councils keep the community spirit alive by organising all sorts of events during the year; tourists get to share in the fun by chance really but after seeing one fiesta band too many I now avoid watching the old … Continue reading
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Tagged community spirit, crappy bands, finca la fuente, property sector, sierra cabrera, travel, vacation
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Fires and floods; what is next pestilence?
Freak weather events are becoming the norm. Last Thursday Turre and Mojacar were hammered by the tail end of a hurricane causing flooding and destruction. We woke to find 2/3’s of the 3 acre property we rent under water. Windows … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, environment, nature, science, travel, vacation
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This fragile world
Sitting at my desk last Saturday morning I could hear sirens but thought no more about it until a few minutes later when driving towards Bedar; then all that could be seen was thick black smoke and huge flames as … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon fire, fire tenders, sierra cabrera, travel, vacation, water and fire
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