in search of the kiwi

The convent that I stayed in next was on the edge of a large village up in the hills behind Tarragona, about 20 minutes from the sea.  It ...

I’m having a bit of time away after the winter, partly holiday and also a bit more of a nose into the possibilities in Spain.  I have ment...

With several failed attempts to engage an architect, I now have a good ‘un, or so he seems for now.  We’ve had two productive discussions ...

A friend of Heathers, Tom, enthused about his recent new toy, a drone equipped with a camera, one afternoon whilst we were indulging in te...

kitchen, dining corner   library, planning and tool area double doors with tools accessible from outside. (keeps the floor cleane...

Just thinking of all that has happened during the last couple of weeks and don’t really know where to start.  It’s been full on and a bit ...

Nearly three weeks in the UK and I haven’t thought of blogging.  It’s been a busy visit what with visits to the dentist and opticians for ...

ten days in and I find myself unexpectedly in an internet cafe, having read loads of comments on my last post asking how I am getting on, so...

Tomorrow is a big day. My nomadic lifestyle comes to a close.  For a while anyway.  I don’t imagine that I shall never venture again, ...

Perhaps it’s time to change tack a bit here on the blog, focus a bit more on lifestyle than travel as I appear to be settling down for a w...

On the 26th February I signed my deal and am on the way to being a property owner in France.   Sealed and delivered, this morning the ...

I have a date. No, a date for signing the initial agreement for my land.  Not a date date, though that would be good too. On the 2...

I know, I know, it’s been over a month since I last wrote and I am starting to get emails from close friends checking that I am OK.  Yes, ...

My plans haven’t been going to plan since I last wrote, but it’s all worked out extraordinarily well.  I had been invited to work on const...