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Mark Tullett
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Up the Tower
Today I have signed up for a guided tour up the tower of the Sant Antoni Abat Church at the top up the Rambla. I had wanted to do the...
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Mark Tullett
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Holiday rentals
Prices in Spain vary by region, and within each region. According to the data collected by Holidu.es, a vacation rental in the country...
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Mark Tullett
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Interesting...
Some interesting facts were published recently about the local population and number and ethnicity of "expats" immigrants, etc.
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Mark Tullett
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Robin Banks
Did you know Vilanova had is very own 'Robin Hood'? There's a new documentary about Enric Duran, who ruined the backs of 500,000 euros....
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Mark Tullett
- May 15
- 1 min
Vilanova Running
It's a busy weekend in Vilanova this weekend, especially in Sunday where not only is the 19th century Market taking place, the annual 5...
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Mark Tullett
- May 6
- 1 min
Beach Time
Although the summer rules have kicked in (from 1st May) for the beaches, ie no dogs (which is really annoying) I've still managed a...
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Mark Tullett
- Apr 23
- 1 min
Sant Jordi
Today is also the day of the Catalunya patron saint, Sant Jordi. Today things in Vilanova and in many places all over Catalunya things...
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Mark Tullett
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Bizum
...is the immediate payment system via mobile phones/ mobile banking, here in Spain. The current limit anyone can send is €5000 a month,...
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Mark Tullett
- Mar 16
- 1 min
City/Tourist tax
All properties in Spain offering accommodation to tourists have to declare the number of guests staying per night and pay a tourist tax...
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Mark Tullett
- Mar 4
- 1 min
Electric
Crazily the price of electricity changes every day here now and its b difficult to know which is the best time to use the high usage...
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Mark Tullett
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Foreigners
The foreign population residing in Catalonia was, on January 1, 2021, 1,250,665 people, a figure that represents 16.1% of the Catalan...
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Mark Tullett
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Boating
Walking past the marina the other day I noticed a new (at least to me) sign offering boat hire. Now as a person that gets seriously...
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Mark Tullett
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Driving in Spain.
Information published by the DGT on it’s website; "As of the 1st of March 2022, the system for driving licences issued by the British...
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Mark Tullett
- Jan 3
- 1 min
No smoking
Following a recent campaign and petición with almost 300,000 signatures Spain banned smoking in all public beaches with a new law passed...
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Mark Tullett
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
12 grapes
The Twelve Grapes is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each clock bell strike at midnight of December 31 to...
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Mark Tullett
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Vegans Vilanova
As a veggie I was excited to see this new stand in the municipal market which opened this November, and is doing well. Veganism and...
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Mark Tullett
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Volunteers' day
Today is the International Day of Volunteering, and this evening I have been invited to attend a 'gala' at the Neapolis Centre in...
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Mark Tullett
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
Bus
Continuing our theme of travel this week we arrive at the bus service between VnG and Barcelona. Another excellent and regular service...
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Mark Tullett
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Train
A day out in Barcelona is always a welcome break, even if you're here on holiday. At the moment it's ideal for us residents being...
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