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The Iberian Horseshoe — A Journey

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Steve Porter

Global Fiction

First publication: December 2005

http://badosa.com/n250

- Part I: North West

- Postcard from Oporto

- The Planners’ Dream Goes Wrong

- Vía Norte & Clínica Fátima

- Baker Street

- El Grove

- Valeri Stayed with the Tsar, I Followed Mazinho

- “Fucking Peasants”

- Meeting Kane, Teaching Jesus

- Arctic Lovers — No Dub

- Celtic Stones?

- On Spanish Radio

- Slow Taxi to Vigo

- Christmas in Santiago

- Boxing Day in Muros

- Villain on my Tail

- Part II: South West

- Esteban & María

- Not Bilbao

- Cars, Elephants & the Rent

- The Ghost of Laurie Lee & a Tale of Loneliness

- A Very Irish Interview

- The New George Best on the Playa Victoria

- Carnival & Kazoos

- The Great Peapod Escape

- Andalusian Day

- Waiting for Hamish

- How We Captured Toby

- Cádiz Tea Party

- Señora Andalucía

- Trout Fishing in Málaga

- Part III: South East

- A Good Walk Unspoiled

- City of Lost Soles

- TV, Lingoes & Birthday Wrapping

- My Students

- No Sleep on All Souls Day

- Local Sport & Chat

- A Guided Tour

- The Bullfight & Pronunciation

- An Unorthodox Job Interview & the Festive Season

- Cigarettes, Alcohol & the Days under Franco

- On Cockroaches

- When is a Bridge not a Bridge?

- Almost a Night in Granada

- The Dogs of Villajoyosa

- Uncle Bill & Aunt Margo

- Food & Nutrition

- Reading Garrison Keillor at San Gabriel

- Boro Wine

- A Relegation Battle

- On the Beach at Guardamar

- Part IV. North East

- Championing Defeat

- Dear Mary

- The Pacesetters

- A Very Scottish Name

- A Game of Chess

- The Pianist

- Halloween

- All Souls Day

- Nino Goes to Hospital

- The Medieval Market

- Valeri & the Tsar at the Camp Nou

- Class Rules

- A Catalan Christmas

- Vigatan Fog

- Highs & Lows around Girona

- Last Minute Love Talk

- Snow is not the Answer

- Somewhere between Glory & Disgrace

- Searching for the Source of Miquel Martí i Pol

- One Way Ticket Home

- The Bank of Jazz

- A Catalan Wedding

- The World Cup

- Squirrels & the General Strike

- Twin Towers

- Paul Auster / Thanks for all that

- Hand Gestures & a Return to Cádiz

- The Dalí Witches’ Spell

- Portbou

- Cerbère