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These articles all have a connection to Spain, which is where I now live. The articles may be about my travels, life, places or general things I have noticed in or about Spain.

  • 2023, week 4 journal.

    This week started with me celebrating my 56th birthday. Many doctors told my family that I wouldn't make it to 25 years old, so I would like to say a big "up yours" to them and a big "thank you" to the doctors, nurses, family and friends who made it possible for me to celebrate my 56th

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  • 2023, week 40 journal.

    This week I continued to do lots of work on my photos, adding them to photo albums on my website. I did the important job of renewing my home insurance and got my disability scooter included in it. 

  • 2023, week 41 journal.

    This week started slowly but finished in a flurry. I met lots of friends on Caldero day, spent a few hours with friends whilst out shopping, had dinner at a Chinese restaurant with another friend, met another friend for coffee and finished the week at another friend's house having dinner.

  • 2023, week 42 journal.

    This week started slowly and ended in a lot of pain, but one in which I saw an old friend for the first time in about 10 years.

  • 2023, week 43 journal.

    This week started with me in a lot of pain and finding it hard to walk. Towards the end of the week, the pain began to subside, and I started to feel better.

  • 2023, week 44 journal.

    This week, I continued to rest my leg. I got a knee support, which seemed to help with the strength and pain in my knee. I did a lot of work on my website and went out for meals with friends on different days.

  • 2023, week 45 journal.

    This week was spent working on my website and preparing to leave for my cruise from Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

  • 2023, week 46 journal.

    This week was spent cruising towards Brazil on the Costa Favolsa, visiting Cadiz and Tenerife on the way.

  • 2023, week 48 journal.

    In week 48 of 2023, I travelled to and arrived in Rio de Janeiro on the cruise ship Costa Favolsa and spent 5 days there before flying home.

  • 2023, week 49 journal.

    This week I spent most of the time trying to recover from my holiday in Brazil. I rested my leg and worked on my website, but I did get out for dinner on Sunday.

  • 2023, week 5 journal.

    This week started slowly as I was still getting over a cold. I also saw a doctor about my tinnitus. The week finished with me receiving the documents for my upcoming holiday.

  • 2023, week 50 journal.

    I spent most of the week trying to get rid of a cold and resting my leg.

  • 2023, week 51 journal.

    During week 51 of 2023, I saw a lot of friends, listened to some Christmas Carols sung by Spangles Ladies Choir and went for the Annual Christmas swim in the Mar Menor.

  • 2023, week 52 journal.

    During week 52 of 2023, I spent most of the time inside my apartment trying to shove enough tablets inside me to get rid of a cold.

  • 2023, week 6 journal.

    This week was a fairly quiet week again. It began with a coffee at the Las Claras Centre coffee morning and ended with Sunday lunch at Campbell Bar in Roda. In between, I had an appointment to have MRI scans done in San

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  • 2023, week 7 journal.

    This week was another cold week. I went out to eat three times at three different restaurants, saw a friend singing in one bar and met my good friend Alan Bond in another bar to celebrate his birthday at the end of the week.

  • 2023, week 8 journal.

    This week, I had a few jobs to do, such as helping some friends and a few jobs in my apartment, before heading to Alicante to join my cruise ship over the weekend.

  • 2023, week 9 journal.

    This week was spent on holiday sailing around the Mediterranean, going to ports in Italy, France, and Spain, and Morocco in North Africa.

  • 2024, Week 1 journal.

    Week 1 of 2024, started very quietly and I stayed at home until going to see Cartagena vs Valencia in the Copa del Rey in Cartagena with my friends, Paul and Jim.

  • 2024, Week 10 journal.

    In week 10 of 2024, I watched Arsenal win two games and go top of the Premier League. I had lots of deliveries, did lots of work and had some bad news about my flights for my cruise in April.