Blogs in September 2022

All This Will I Give to You 2nd September 2022

When novelist Manuel Ortigosa learns that his husband, Álvaro, has been killed in a car crash, it comes as a devastating shock. It won’t be the last. He’s now arrived in Galicia. It’s where Álvaro died. It’s where the...

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Pulpo, Pig & Peppers 5th June 2022

Galicia, in the remote northwest of Spain: a land of mists and mysteries, green fields and greener forests; of vines and vistas, rivers and rias; and of erratic weather and warm hospitality. Galicia: the place Lisa, husband S, and...

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Chestnut, Cherry & Kiwi Fruit Sponge 5th June 2022

What do you do when you have almost, but not quite, finished renovating one ruin?… Buy another one of course! After seven years living in the remote northwest of Spain, Lisa and husband S are finally getting near to...

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Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up: A Camino de Santiago journey 19th January 2022

“Keep Walking” is a modern-day pilgrimage, a spiritual journey, a physical feat. Cathay was in her mid-60s and entering a new phase of life. In phase one she had been single for 29 years. Phase two followed with 33...

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Camino – or a peanut butter, marmite and banana butty 2nd February 2021

In hindsight, deciding to walk the Camino de Santiago carrying everything but the kitchen sink was probably a mistake. Realising the chance of reaching their destination in three short weeks is a big fat zero, Lisa and partner S...

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