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Recovering and Planning
8 September 2025 It’s been a while since I posted. When I slow down like this, it’s usually because I’ve been home sick and not doing much to talk about.… Read more
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A quick vacation filled with fun and exciting surprises.
17 August 2025 My week took me to the south of Spain for a few days, to the town of Vera. My friend, Medi from Paris, had rented an apartment… Read more
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Plants and Snails
11 August 2025 I went to a different beach on Thursday. From the bus stop, I had to walk through a national park to get to the beach. l’Albufera is… Read more
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Memories made New
3 August 2025 As July transitions to August in Valencia, things tend to slow to a crawl. Historically, in August the city all but shuts down. You can definitely see… Read more
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Entertained and entertaining
20 July 2025 It’s been a week of guests, celebrations and hot weather in Valencia. On Monday, a Couchsurfer arrived from Germany. Samet is a university student from Turkey and… Read more
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Friends and Storms
14 July 2025 Just because… I thought you might enjoy this pic of Cooper On Friday, we celebrated the last day of class for my friend Adam (26). He wants… Read more
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Visa, Dog Sitting and Phantom!
7 July 2025 VisaI have to laugh. I started the process in November. And finally, on Wednesday, the second of July, I received my residency card for my student visa.… Read more
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Pride, Visa and Peach Pie
Sunday 29 June 2025 Happy Pride Weekend! Tuesday was a holiday. But school was open for those of who wanted to attend. We had a full conversation in class on… Read more
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Culture Everywhere
22 June 2025 Summer in Valencia is hot and humid. Fortunately, my apartment has pretty good air flow. So far, I haven’t had to turn on the air conditioning. And… Read more
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Taxes and Cherry Pie
15 June 2025 Not much news from the last couple of weeks. I’ve been spending some time at the beach when I could. I got my Spanish taxes done for… Read more
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I’m Jim. After a divorce and then an unexpected layoff, just a couple years prior to retirement, I decided to jump start my retirement dream of living in Europe. After a trip to Spain, and specifically Valencia, I felt I had found my home. Lots of folks have asked to follow my adventures. So, Adventures in Europe was created. Feel free to follow along!
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