Review: Craig and Melanie's Glorious Galumph into Galicia
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
A Yorkshire man following his dream outside of Yorkshire - sounds like an oxymoron to me... However, it's true. Craig, his wife Melanie and their dog follow their dream all the way to Galicia, on the North West tip of Spain. Once there, they throw themselves wholeheartedly into house hunting, wine tasting and joining in the many festivals that Spain in renowned for. Their journey is seldom straight forward, as they ease their way through the obligatory red tape, whilst simultaneously trying to fathom out the idiosyncratic Galician temperament.Craig Briggs deftly tells his story, crafting a humorous yet humbling memoir; proving that you can take the Yorkshire man out of Yorkshire but ....