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Tag Archives: Spain
The Local Expat
Settling into life in Prague. Read full post.
Rachel Tension
emailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestTumblrStumbleUponDiggRedditRegardless of whether or not a nation or people think they have racial tension within their borders or society, they do. Many nations (and people) will say that they don’t have problems of race, but rather problems of culture, or foreigners or socio-economic status. However this is far from true and racism exists on so… Read full post.
Nibble Nibble Here, Nibble Nibble There
emailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestTumblrStumbleUponDiggRedditA strange local phenomenon: Czech people eat in public all the time. Not just normal eat-on-the-go types of foods like gyros, ice cream or pizza. You see them at tram and metro stops nibbling on peices of bread. Not French bread, or croissants, or even decent healthy-looking bread. It’s always the cheap, nasty Czech bread… Read full post.
To Be Or Not To Be A Vampire
Prague’s vampire nature. And mine. Read full post.
Signs And Wondering
Sometimes we lose things that don’t come back. Read full post.
Good Omens, Bad Omens
emailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestTumblrStumbleUponDiggRedditThe year 2008, and so far six months living in Prague. Today is the first day the Sun has broken through the cloud cover and pierced the shield of this vampire city. I haven’t written for ages, and I think it was because my last blog incarnation of The TripWire went stale and my ideas… Read full post.
A New Woman
emailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestTumblrStumbleUponDiggRedditMost people after they move into a new flat and area will explore and wander around to get their bearings. What did I do? I went and got tattooed. Twice. It was a bit nervewracking, going to get inked on a public transportation system I have but a fragile grasp of. But I did it… Read full post.
Spain: Not Many Reasons To Smile
emailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestTumblrStumbleUponDiggRedditAfter so many years of travelling and living around the world, I have finally learned that there is a huge difference between spending a couple weeks somewhere on holiday and living there full time. When I first went to Spain it was indeed on holiday to Barcelona and I was enchanted. I had always wanted… Read full post.
La Comunidad
emailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestTumblrStumbleUponDiggRedditIf ever there were an accurate portrait of Spain, La Comunidad is it. Did you ever see “The ‘Burbs”? Well, this is the Spanish version but far more accurate. Nosy neighbors, nice only to bide the time whilst they wile away your demise to get what they want from your remains. The unveiled hatred of… Read full post.