Mastering the parks of Montjuï...
It might be the week before Christmas, but in a balmy Barcelona with temperatures in the sun at 19°C, tis apparently the season to...
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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
Sick in Spain (part two)
Saturday 5am An inner evacuation process has begun. The pup whines, looks confused, and licks the back of my leg in sympathy. 3pm I...
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This wasn’t quite how I’d imagined writing my next blog post – one-fingered, elbow cranked at an angle to work...
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Blog guilt has been plaguing me recently. I am patently not Prolific Enough. This particular form of self-reproach is a new...
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Spend any amount of time in Barcelona and the chances are that beneath the Mediterranean façade of frolics and frippery, you will...
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Without seeming to put any effort into it whatsoever, Barcelona is a city of babes. I mean, the people here are basically beautiful....
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The glutton’s guide to gluten-free Barcelona
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13 things I would change about Spain
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Dog days in Barcelona
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Does living abroad give you a split personality?
Posted on Mar 2, 2014
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Brace yourselves…it’s the Catalan question
Posted on Feb 1, 2012
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Poblet Monastery in Catalonia – withdrawing from the world
Posted on Jan 17, 2016
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Top tips for learning Spanish
Posted on Feb 21, 2012
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Homecoming kings, and caballos
Posted on Jan 23, 2012
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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