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The incredible little house with the rock inside

The incredible little house with the rock inside

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Feb 3, 2015 | Badajoz – northwest, QUIRKY & ORIGINAL

Imagine living in a house with a rock inside. And I don’t mean grabbing a rock from the park and taking it home. I mean sharing the smallest bedroom you can think of with a massive rock that takes up half of the room. I know it sounds weird, but such a place actually...
Living like a Caesar – the guy who built himself a palace in a Roman temple

Living like a Caesar – the guy who built himself a palace in a Roman temple

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Nov 25, 2014 | Badajoz – northwest, QUIRKY & ORIGINAL

Imagine yourself living in a Roman temple. Imagine a beautiful portico and robust granite columns. I could easily picture myself walking around wearing a tunic and sandals with a glass of red wine in my hand and thinking ‘I am the coolest guy in town’. That is what...
Getting ready for winter: the heated table and the ‘brasero’

Getting ready for winter: the heated table and the ‘brasero’

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Nov 10, 2014 | QUIRKY & ORIGINAL

Now that winter is fast approaching and I’ve already started wrapping up and drinking tea like crazy I think it’s the perfect time to talk about a real winter ‘institution’ in homes in Extremadura – the heated table (mesa camilla, in Spanish).   What is it?...
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My name is Irene Corchado Resmella and I'm the person behind Piggy Traveller. From Extremadura but living in Edinburgh. An independent Spanish sworn translator and content writer. Serial expat, frequent traveller, Russophile.
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