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Somewhere in Belgium, I think

I can't remember where this photo was taken, I'm pretty sure it was in Belgium, but it could have been the Netherlands, but my memory says Belgium.

Spain Government Stops Cash Payments More than 2500 Euros

This isn't going to be well received in Spain, the economy pretty much exists through the black market for most small businesses, and the government has now effectively banned cash payments greater than 2500 Euros with fines of upto 25% value of the trans

Are reverse mortgages a good idea?

My parents are getting older and want to travel more now that they are retired and have more time on their hands than they've ever had before. Raising kids and working meant like most people their holidays were family holidays, but they feel they didn't r

Fantastic Flower Seen Today

Today I saw this amazing flower, I have no idea what it is, it was in a garden bed on the coast, but I immediately fell in love with it. Hope you love it.

A premium hand rolled cigar - luxury!

One of the great luxuries in life, at least so far as I know, is a nice warm fire, a comfortable tall leather chair, a glass of aged port, and a fat cigar. Now call me old fashioned, but that is one of the last preserves of the cultured person. At times I

General Strike in Spain

If you hadn't heard, yesterday we experienced a national general strike in Spain, and it was huge, with rallies in Madrid and Barcelona easily reaching nearly a million people each, and services throughout the country stopped. The gorvernment is downplayi

Spain's High Speed Trains

I've been spending a lot of time recently traveling around Spain, and this is the most convenient way. These are the high speed trains that criss-cross the country.

New Car Dealership Website, Jennings Kia Gets it Right

A lot of attention is given to bigger more established brands of car, but recently I've been noticing a lot more Kia cars on our roads, and some of their models look quite decent. Where I live quite a few Kia dea

Granada Water Fountain

This is an old horse watering fountain in Granada, which may date back to Moorish times since it is so close to the Alhambra, actually directly across the river from the palace, but I thought the shrine to the Virgin Mary above it just defines Andalucia.

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