Spanish Shilling

Comments and essays about Life in Spain.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

You Still Can't Keep a Tortoise

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  A couple of new laws in Spain are bringing some confusion and, as it were, teething problems. The Only Yes Means Yes law, designed to hel...
Monday, February 06, 2023

How Many Foreigners Live in Mojácar?

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As Mojácar gets the green light from the Junta de Andalucía for its PGO - its growth plans for the next few years - how is the population ev...
Friday, January 20, 2023

The Neverending Chocolate Lights

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Alright, hold onto your hat! Mojácar will now keep their Ferrero Rocher chocolate Christmas lights up until... February 28! It gets worse Ne...
Saturday, January 14, 2023

Ask, And You Shall Receive (Maybe)

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  This one starts with a conversation on Facebook . Somebody posted a question along the lines of: ‘I’ve had it with the UK and I want to ...
Sunday, January 01, 2023

Planning a Trip

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The editor calls in a junior staffer, probably after a late lunch involving shrimp, and says, I want a story by tonight on three of Spain’s ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Name Calling (Update)

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Taxi drivers always have trouble in those countries where they change the names of things. Prithee take me to such and such on the ' Gen...
Saturday, December 03, 2022

More from Oklahoma

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 I'm now home again, after a jolly month with the kids and grandchildren. How old I am getting!  Mind you, a few years were shaved off a...
Friday, November 11, 2022

Travel Broadens the Mind

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 It has been a while since I went anywhere much beyond the driveway. In the last four years, between the usual state of penury, a broken leg...
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