Post-Nomad
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Renovation
Meaning
Writing
Climbing
Places
Archive
About
Renovation
Latest
Top
Discussions
The housing crisis hypocrisy is frustrating
Stuck in permit limbo while Spain complains about housing shortages
Apr 22
•
Russell Max Simon
12
3
Haggling about price
Someone offered to buy my half-finished Spain renovation
Mar 6
•
Russell Max Simon
28
4
The downside of small-town Catalan life
Work is halted, plus: my interview on "Dirtbag Rich," with Blake Boles
Dec 16, 2024
•
Russell Max Simon
38
9
Why Americans chase the dream to Europe
The satisfying allure of old world renovations
Nov 27, 2024
•
Russell Max Simon
43
5
Restoring old wood beams
Falling through concrete floors and other life choices
Nov 19, 2024
•
Russell Max Simon
9
3
Four days in December in Cornudella de Montsant
Cold temperatures, warm blankets, a birthday and a broken water heater.
Dec 30, 2023
•
Russell Max Simon
8
2
Gary V's "The clouds and the dirt"
Plus: the Siurana Climbing Festival and demolition time at my Spain property
Nov 15, 2023
•
Russell Max Simon
8
1
Demolition man (a renovation update)
See the full builder's quote, plus: lots of dirty work ahead, if I can get unstuck on the Spain project
Oct 19, 2023
•
Russell Max Simon
3
How much did my Spain property cost... really?
A full cost accounting: more than I'd hoped, for a variety for a variety of reasons
Jun 17, 2023
•
Russell Max Simon
1
Spain home = purchased
Closed on the Cornudella de Montsant property, plus: Catalan bureaucracy, new friends, van life, and meeting Nate Murphy.
Feb 9, 2023
•
Russell Max Simon
4
Under contract on the Spain property
Plus more photos, renovation plans, money transfer troubles, stress, and the future
Jan 19, 2023
•
Russell Max Simon
Purchasing a fixer-upper in Spain
When does a dream start to become more than just a dream?
Dec 13, 2022
•
Russell Max Simon
10
2
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
