The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
This week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by James from Spain Revealed. From New Zealand, he fell in love with a Spanish lady and moved to Spain 10 years ago. James has a very popular …
“Lately, I’m getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over” Tony said that when during his first session with Dr.Melfi on the Pilot episode of The Sopranos. We’ve been …
August 22, 2021 Time has flown and it’s hard to believe we’ve been in Spain almost 10 months. It was October 1st of 2020 when we flew back from Canada, visa in hand, and decided to have a look at …
Why I’ve had it with Instagrammers (and some travel bloggers) It took a couple of days of the “post pandemic new normal” to be reminded of something that drives me crazy. Instagrammers. There they …
Where will YOU go when you can travel again? May 30, 2021 We’re starting to see the end of the tunnel. This week we’ll finally be getting our first Covid shot. All going well, we’ll be fully …
Why are Expats so darn Angry? It always amazes me how nasty expats can be. We’ve encountered it many times in the past, usually on travel forums when researching a place (we’ve previously found …
Celebrating 10 years of “retirement” For 20 years I worked for a major Canadian exporter, working my way from being Chief Accountant to Controller to Chief Financial Officer. It was a great job in a …
Is it Racist to ask someone where they’re from? It happened when talking to one of our new neighbors in Spain. Looking at Lissette, she said it: “You’re American. But where are you really from?” …
Living in Spain – are we “Expats” or “Immigrants”? I was talking to an American “expat” when he said it: “We are only expats if we are here on a temporary basis, otherwise we are immigrants. And …
