Each of our home countries is different and so are the various consulates through which we’re required to apply. In most case, however, the three forms we all need are the same.

I love the Jerez train station because you can buy a beer and drink it right there on the platform. No last-minute dash through the crowd or arriving early only to stand in the blazing heat watching the clock.

Just like that princess from the fairytales who could pee through a hundred mattresses, I’m a rather sensitive soul.