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Ppelerine reacted to Pelegrin's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with
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Melide and Arzua are examples of " cabezas de comarca in Spain" heads of region where supers, bars, restaurants and a few businesses are located to give services to the villages around. So, they are " vibrant" in the shopping period, the rest of... -
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I think the camino effect would be much more evident in smaller towns and villages. When I walked in 2010, Foncebadon was still very much coming out of its ruins. Six years later it was a much different place. While it might be one of the more...
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Ppelerine reacted to Rebekah Scott's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
I can hear birds singing outside at 2 a.m. I wake to the sound of church bells. The children playing in the plaza speak three languages among them, but they understand one another. We can watch them play from the terrace of the local bar, where a...
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Ppelerine reacted to C clearly's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
There are many many small cities and towns in Spain that you have never heard of, and which seem to be very livable. Of course there are also many many depopulated villages that people have left to find employment.
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Ppelerine reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
Pilgrim spending may add a sizeable sum to the income of Arzua and Melide but I doubt it is a very large percentage in the overall economies. There are equally vibrant towns on the Via de la Plata which receive very few pilgrims. Easy to...
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Ppelerine reacted to C clearly's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
???? 2 divided by 6 = 0.33 = 33%, not 300%. The price you are paying is 67 33% less. People mix up the use of "times" (a multiplication product) with "more/less" (an addition). Better to have said that something was "significantly less" than...
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Ppelerine reacted to dougfitz's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
Really!!! Do the arithmetic. The difference is 123 Euro, which makes the 100 euro 55% cheaper than the US price. It is the simplest mathematics. Anyone who suggests that something is 100% or more less than something else clearly does not...
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Ppelerine reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
Indeed. In India way back in 1989 I was talking with a local church worker. We were comparing average incomes and prices with the UK. When I mentioned approximately what a typical UK wage would be in rupees the man was stunned at the level of...
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Ppelerine reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
I know exactly what you mean. Many years ago I was traveling in Africa. I was in Zaire, at a time when tourists were practically unheard of. Myself and a few companions were camping in the gardens of a ruined Belgian house. I spent the evening...
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Ppelerine reacted to J Willhaus's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
I heard a speaker once discuss his upbringing as a child on a dairy farm in an Oklahoma summer. He said "We didn't even know that we were hot until we visited a friend who had air conditioning." Prior he had nothing with which to compare his...
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