Tag: Letter from the Atlantic
It’s a Crazy, Crazy Expat August
The usual August madness has swept across Spain with a vengeance. First of all, it was ‘refreshing’ to see that the reliable Swedish emporium...
The Great Spain Pension Robbery
I recently came across many pensioners protesting in the capital city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This protest was just one taking place...
An Appointment for an Appointment
I really don’t like August! It is not the excessive heat and accompanying high electricity bills for air conditioning that upset me, but the...
A Traitor in Paradise
I visited a memorial sculpture to ten sincere and brave men this week. These were ten Canarian men who were tortured and put to...
Bed and Breakfast, but no Roof
It is holiday time again, and the ‘big getaway’ is about to begin in most countries. Those of us who live in Spain and...
