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British and homeless in Barcelona
Posted on Aug 30, 2016
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The A-Z of Spanish politics
Posted on Feb 13, 2016
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Poblet Monastery in Catalonia – withdrawing from the world
Posted on Jan 17, 2016
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Why can’t I vote in Spain’s general election?
Posted on Dec 9, 2015
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The financial reality of (my) life in Spain
Posted on Nov 15, 2015
Two years in – how Barce...
A colleague of mine took the day off work recently. This wouldn’t have been noteworthy in itself, except that it was a random...
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Of all the reasons behind my move to Barcelona, being close to the coast was perhaps the most pressing. Having the sea on your...
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January in Barcelona has the ability to sidle its way innocuously into your life. There’s none of the wailing and gnashing of teeth...
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‘To flit’ in Scotland means to move house. I like the winsomeness of the word. Its sound, its capriciousness, its way of conveying so...
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The glutton’s guide to gluten-free Barcelona
Posted on Apr 29, 2014
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13 things I would change about Spain
Posted on Jun 19, 2013
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Dog days in Barcelona
Posted on Sep 13, 2012
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Does living abroad give you a split personality?
Posted on Mar 2, 2014
Randomness & nostalgia
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A table for one?
Posted on Mar 18, 2012
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Double acts & double standards
Posted on Aug 28, 2011
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New article on Barcelona in the Sunday Times
Posted on Mar 2, 2014
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Common mistakes in Spanish and English
Posted on Nov 4, 2011
What the hell's a guiri in a rowboat?
Guiri is one of those words, like feminist or peely-wally, that I want to reclaim. Locals use it to refer to tourists - you know the ones - who stick out a million miles. No matter how long I live in Barcelona, that's always going to be me. (P.S. While Barça locally refers to the football team, Brits use Barca as shorthand for the whole city.) 
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