A standard question in every house we were in: “How is the internet?”The answer was an also-standard: “Oh, it works like a charm!” Well, I know by now that we are very spoiled with the internet we had in the Netherlands. Fast, hardly any interruptions, reliable. The reason for the enthusiasm over here is probably … Read more
The ‘new’ from the heading of this blog doesn’t refer to the fact that this oven is new. We thought it to be broken, but we were wrong. I’ll get to that next. The ‘new’ refers to the fact that every other house we lived in these past months has a different oven. Different meaning, … Read more
I am really proud of us. We both reached our desired weight! Tom is between 73 and 74 kg. My weight is between 65 and 66 kg. It took us – deliberately because a slow weight loss has a better chance to be sustainable – 2,5 years to lose over 20 kg. And it is … Read more
In our hunt for a house, we have a lot of viewings. Sometimes the real estate agent has a key. Sometimes the owner or tenant is in the house and opens the door for us. What is interesting in the latter case is that always, always, the television is on. Sometimes muted, sometimes blaring. And … Read more
This is the type of view we experience every night from our upper terrace just after the sun sets. Rich in colors. The lights in the distance give it a picturesque atmosphere. Nothing more to say. Just enjoy the picture for a while and you will disappear in it. ^tvo
Some things over here are still old-fashioned. On a regular basis, we encounter livestock of either sheep or goats. The shepherds wander around the villages and the agricultural terrains. I am not sure though you could call this type of old-fashioned-ness ecological. Given all the plastic and asbestos that is lying around, I doubt there … Read more
I once stated that it is possible in Spain to visit a feria (fair) every single day. This month there are ‘world renowned’ (promotion language used by the organizers) ferias in Murcia (30 August – 11 September) and Cartagena (21 – 30 September). For those infidels that do not believe that you can visit a … Read more
Carwash. Lavado de coches. It has been ages that a wash had hit it off with the car. This one was easy. You buy a plastic chip at the counter of the petrol station. A well-informed help explains that at first, the car has to be parked exactly on the metal plate. After this, the … Read more
I write in a journal twice a day and sometimes that is by answering questions. The question today was: “What are my future happiness moments and/or milestones?” One answer lies not in the future but in today. Today was a perfect day. Blue sky, sun, not too warm (29C), a little bit of wind. I … Read more
Long strips of sand alternate with rocks and so-called calas. A cala is a creek with a small beach. As surprised as we are about the amount of junk left on the land, we are evenly surprised about how clear the seawater is over here. That is not typical for the Spanish coast as we … Read more