Category: Daily life
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Along with allergies, the new year marks the beginning of the Spanish tax season
There is the old cliché about death and taxes: Two things that one can always expect. I’m not dead yet, so it’s taxes.
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Living your best life inconveniently
Many visitors to Europe and other lands marvel about the walkability of the cities. However, after going back home to their countries they quickly return to their car-centric life.
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Christmas fusion or how old meets new in Spain
This isn’t a “this or that is better” observation. It’s just that, well, Christmas in Spain is different to us from the U.S..
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It’s harvest time for Spanish olives
I rode by these workers on the way to Pedralba. Some light reading if you want to learn more about Spain’s olive industry and outlook. Click on the image below to read the article.
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Planning your life in Spain; what you did not expect
Honestly, you don’t know how it is to live in a place unless you do so. That is, a short, reconnoitering trip really isn’t enough.
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What a long, strange trip it has been (for my bike)
In September 2025, my bicycle finally made its way back to Spain with me.
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Paternalism still pops up unexpectedly in Spain
Normally, I don’t hang around the women’s restrooms, but at a glance I noticed a disparity between the men’s and women’s facilities.
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Riding from waterstop to waterstop in Spain
Bicycling in Valencia, Spain, as the summer kicks into high gear, presents its own challenges.
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Fear as a positive motivator
Fear can hold you back but it can also propel you forward to make positive changes.
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Then the lights went out
What happened? At the time I didn’t know. More importantly, I couldn’t easily find out. My phone ceased to work as a telecommunications device.
