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Just a quick note to say that Rob over at Homage to BCN very kindly invited me to write a post for his series ‘BCN days’,...
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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
A table for one?
A government travel guide published in Canada recently sparked fierce debate across the blogosphere. The guide advised single women...
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My main goal in moving to Spain last year was to achieve fluency in Spanish. I’m starting to think ‘fluency’ is a...
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No, I can fend it off no longer. This week’s guest article for Metropolitan finally sees me broaching the thorny issue of...
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This week for my guest blogging slot I’m wondering about the poisoned chalice of constant connectivity for people living...
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The first three weeks of January could have been better. Barely back in Barcelona, I learned that Scotland’s Storm Scrotum, or...
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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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The Big Flat Flit
Posted on Dec 23, 2012
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The magical La Mercè – best bits 2013
Posted on Sep 29, 2013
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Dog days in Barcelona
Posted on Sep 13, 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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