The Village: the Bradleys in Spain

The Village: the Bradleys in Spain 🇪🇸 Moving from the Sinai to ‘España Vaciada’ (The Empty Spain).
🏘️ Documenting the R&D, the grit, and the search for a Forever Home.

Follow our🎙️ 100-day quest

Day ….( )

With Jen Brister – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉
12/03/2026

With Jen Brister – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

We’re going live on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire radio 📻 this morning on the Vic Minett show. Talking about house 🏠 sitti...
10/03/2026

We’re going live on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire radio 📻 this morning on the Vic Minett show.

Talking about house 🏠 sitting 🪑at 10.00 am

I’m hoping we will be able to hear it after.
We can’t get BBC Sounds here I don’t think in the Dordogne 🇫🇷

📸 pic of Leo the French 🇫🇷 cat 🐈 for attention

08/03/2026

So true

Well, after 100 days in the 🐪 desert 🌵 Now, this… We’ve left the dry desert dust & heat of the Sinai for the damp, heavy...
08/03/2026

Well, after 100 days in the 🐪 desert 🌵

Now, this…
We’ve left the dry desert dust & heat of the Sinai for the damp, heavy mossy richness of the Dordogne.

This is the "War Room" phase. It’s not glossy and it’s definitely not a holiday.
It’s morning markets and the fattest, juiciest oysters I’ve ever seen for supper.

Its lentils slowly bubbling away on the wood stove while we sit at a scarred kitchen table, buried in the grit of relocation.
Poles of project papers… in different
Languages

This is where the "The Village Project" gets its teeth.

The paperwork for the Coventry Arts Collective is a mountain.

We’re navigating the labyrinth of EU grants and legalities to make this permanent.
It’s confusing and draining and exhausting and it’s messy.

But this is the work of belonging.

You don’t get to document and protect a heritage if you aren't willing to sit in the steam and do the hard, un-glamorous labour of building a foundation.
🪨

We aren't looking for a "Place in the Sun."
🌴 🍹 ❌

We’re fuelling up on local soil and lakes for the trek to the high villages of Aragón.

The nomad chapter is dead.

The builder chapter is loud, hungry, and very real 🦂

lidlfrance has mini vodka bottles at the till… just sayin’
05/03/2026

lidlfrance has mini vodka bottles at the till… just sayin’

And just like that… we’re in France 🇫🇷The desert 🏜️🌵🐪🦂 is but a distant memory
02/03/2026

And just like that… we’re in France 🇫🇷

The desert 🏜️🌵🐪🦂 is but a distant memory

With Kenilworth Matters – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉
24/02/2026

With Kenilworth Matters – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

20/02/2026

An army of me

19/02/2026

I’ve always been told to embrace the "personal touch," but I think I’ve found the final boss. 💈😂

Waiting for the doors to open at "Crazy Toutch."

Honestly, with a name like that, you’re either walking out with the best fade of your life or a brand-new identity.

Fortune favours the bold, right?

🐪 Dahab: The Art of the UnfinishedSome pics 📷 from today’s meander about town.There is a specific kind of "Dahabian" alc...
19/02/2026

🐪 Dahab: The Art of the Unfinished

Some pics 📷 from today’s meander about town.

There is a specific kind of "Dahabian" alchemy where the raw, skeletal structures of a town in flux meet the vibrant, soulful expression of its people.

As an observer, I’m always drawn to these intersections—where heritage refuses to be buried by modernity, but rather, decorates it.

🎨 A Few Observations from the Dust:
* The Soft Power of Public Art: The mural at Alaska Camp—a girl with a lotus—is a perfect example of art as a catalyst for urban regeneration. It transforms a rugged facade into a point of dialogue and community pride.

* Radical Simplicity: I found a hand-painted sign today: "Be Simple." In a world of complex KPIs and global scaling, there is immense value in the desert 🏜️ heritage of "the slow art of conversation."

* The "Bones" of Potential: From weathered architecture to repurposed spaces, Dahab has a grit that reminds me of the España Vaciada—places with deep cultural roots and massive potential for those willing to look past the surface at the "integrated tourism" value.

Dahab isn't polished, and that is exactly why it’s inspiring. It’s a town in a constant state of "becoming."

It’s a reminder that growth doesn’t always have to look corporate, flashy or slick to be profound.



📚 Further Reading (For the Curious)
If you are interested in how culture and heritage act as economic drivers for regional development, I highly recommend these insights:

* UNESCO on Culture & Development: Their report on Culture as a Driver of Poverty Eradication perfectly articulates how historic centres are assets for social and economic competitiveness. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/cultural-heritage-and-sustainable-tourism-drivers-poverty-eradication-and-shared-prosperity

* The Economics of Uniqueness: A World Bank perspective on Investing in Historic City Cores for sustainable development. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/c39488db-3167-509f-8865-3e3f15940cc1

* Street Art & Urban Regeneration: Academic research shows that public murals aren't just decorative; they cultivate community identity and social cohesion, making them vital for rural and urban revitalisation.

https://www.jsr.org/hs/index.php/path/article/view/8860

… And the food 🍲… yes the food … but that’s for another post

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