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OLD HACK IN THE SUN – Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something ex-pat in Spain
AFTER drinking three cocktails in a seafront trendy bar, I nonchalantly threw a €50 note on the counter. ‘Sorry, nothing smaller,’ I declared.
The young...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain
I have danced with the Grim Reaper many times during my life and have always remained one step ahead.
He is still waiting for the...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something British expat in Spain
AFTER the first couple of years of spicy married life, we decided we needed something else to occupy some of our free time, so...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain
EVER since I read the Erich von Daniken book, 'Was God an Astronaut?', I have always wondered if aliens really existed, and the recent...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-somthing ramblings of an expat in Spain
AGEING is simply an attitude of mind.
Think young and you will inherit the flame of eternal youth.
Whoever said that, was as bonkers as Boris.
As...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
THE sign on the fortune teller's tent read, 'Closed due to unforeseen circumstances'.
This solidly enhanced my lifelong belief that soothsayers such as Nostradamus, Cassandra,...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
Decided to send an email to the Olive Press owner, Jon Clarke, and thank him for allowing this 'Old Hack' to take up valuable...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
YOU know you're old when watching TV programmes involving, 'well-known' personalities, and you don't recognise any of them.
And to ensure you have no bolt-hole...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something expat
IT seems that exercising at home has become an essential part of survival during this awful pandemic.
Unfortunately, all available programmes are aimed at the...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
To all fellow retired ex-pats. Eat drink and be merry. Enjoy life in this beautiful country we now call home, the last leg of...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
Are you a digital doer or a real-life print reader?
Although the Olive Press alternates weekly publication of my column between actual print and ether-controlled...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
V-DAY SPECIAL
JUST been informed my COVID vaccination will happen tomorrow. Wow!
Haven't been so excited since my first sexual experience, handling a set of playing...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Mum’s gone to Ireland!
IN a recent rambling, I reported that life as we know it here in Spain was on the edge of total extinction as we...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain
OVER the centuries, us Brits have maintained our traditional stiff upper lip through a multitude of catastrophic situations.
Don’t panic, keep calm, keystone foundation...
DEAR JENNIFER: Do I really have to get a TIE/Residencia card if I’m still unregistered in Spain?
As I suspected, the demand for TIE/Residencia appointments is increasing very quickly.
It is vital that if you have not got a Residencia already and...
DEAR JENNIFER: What kind of cover do I actually get with an insurance policy?
All the world is experiencing a very frightening time due to this dreadful virus that is circulating everywhere.
Until a vaccine has been developed, we...
The Original LOL
NOW most of you reading this will have been ‘lolling’ for years - firstly, back when it became cool to abbreviate every possible word...
Traveling with kids
When Tanya and I first got together, Max and Osher were six and seven. In the heady days of our first few months as...
Life so far
New OP blogger in Almeria Claire Thomas introduces her life so far on the coast she has called home for ten years
Memories of Middlesbrough
My home town is Middlesbrough and I am proud of it. It is not the prettiest town in the world being built on a history of mining, shipbuilding plus steel and chemical works
I’m not your media naranja
Tu media naranja: your other half, your better half, your soul mate
Happy New Year from the Olive Press!
Exciting year ahead for the newspaper and our websites
I miss your rolls…
I can’t stop thinking about you. I keep imagining I see you through store windows. I ask for you all the time. I even thought I found you once, but it was just an imposter.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
Bringing tourism back into the town centre of Gibraltar
IN the wake of the disastrous Covid-19 Pandemic, the ‘normal’ way of life was interrupted.
Government restrictions on social interaction and travel meant that the...
