Indy’s BLOG – Little issues with the room!

When you move into a big city with a low supply of flats or rooms, most likely you will meet some landlords which rent out one room to pay for the whole flat. Unfortunately, you can’t recognize these people immediately, most of the times they are friendly, and show nice pictures of the room because they want your money first and the “issues” pop up later.

Our place is quite nice, but it seems that the landlord one of the greedy ones. First, he is not willing to let us register at the place, which means that Vil has a bit of an issue to get his papers. Also, he is a bit of a control freak and he already complained that Vil uses the washing machine too often. You see the fridge is completely packed. We only got one shelf.

And that’s the storage space he “generously” left us.

At least, but surely not the last issue, he doesn’t give us any storage space for food, so that all food needs to be stored in our room, only one shelf in the fridge and just one place for one litre of milk.

You see the fridge is packed, but all with his stuff he paid with my money and the little space for food in the shelf is not usable.

Well, Vil registered anyway and the next days the authorities will visit him and end his greedy game.

It’s a shame and surely we will leave ASAP.

 

Indy’s BLOG – We’ve got a room (with little issues)!

We found a room in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Quite nice room for an “ok” price! The issue: We can’t legally register here, because the landlord refuses to hand over any kind of contract or other legal documents which we could use to register. He cashes the rent without paying any taxes. Let’s see…….

Indy’s BLOG – Waiting

I am sitting in a cafe and I wait that the times goes by. It’s Saturday 1700 and I wait to meet the guy with the room. He postponed from 1500 to 1800.

Maybe in less then sixty minutes I do have a real bed in Barcelona and a place where Indy is allowed.

After countless emails and calls maybe the voyage is over now.

Cross fingers!

Indy’s BLOG – Indy I miss you. 

Maybe tomorrow I can pick you up. At 1500 I meet with a guy who rent a place and maybe accept you. I have good photos.

Ten days you stayed in the dog hotel and that’s a very long time we we’re nit together. I thought every day about you and I was happy that you are safe. It was a long trip, but now we are near to settle in Barcelona. More then ten weeks you, me and Victor on the road.

Maybe I can pick you up tomorrow and I promise you that we never need to do that again and we will never be apart again.

Now? We stay in Barcelona. I work as a service technician on the phone and try to make as much money we need to have a good life.

We keep Victor and modify him into VV2 – Victor Version 2.0. Based on our experience we will transform Victor into a really cool party and travel mobile.

We are safe! There’s light at the end of the tunnel. We have a future. It was a high gamble and we might hit the jackpot, but if not today even second place is a winner.

I really hope the place is ok for us and we can be re-united tomorrow evening.

And today  a cafe con leche… plus a brown tequila with orange.  

Indy, Vil and Victor – For Ever!

Indy’s BLOG – Many things happened!

This is Vil. Today I will write the BLOG entry because Indy is in a dog hotel and I volunteered to write a post. It’s my first post, so please forgive me my clumsy English.

Many things happened!

Good things first.

I am back from the nearly dead. 10 days hospital in Villadecans, bad hospital food, and many antibiotics, but in the end I am way better. Indy stays in a dog hotel. A dear friend of us arranged an emergency stay for Indy on short notice.

Thank you! Bisous.

And the really good thing:

I DO HAVE A SIGNED WORKING CONTRACT!

  • I have a job!
  • But I still live in my car.
  • I applied for a NIE Number.
  • After that health insurance.
  • Now we can try to settle down in Barcelona.

But we need a place to stay…..

We already check:

  • http://www.idealista.com/
  • http://www.fotocasa.es/es/
  • http://www.pisocompartido.com/
  • http://www.pisos.com/
  • http://www.yaencontre.com/
  • http://barcelona.craigslist.es/sha/5661319271.html?lang=en&cc=gb

Any other idea?

Today I visited a 9 square meter chamber for 470 Euro. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

Nothing more to say for now.

 

Indy’s BLOG – Vil is sick!

Living outside at the beach, being in the sun the whole day, cooking with a camping stove, living free, all that sounds really nice, but when you are forced to live on the street, live looks completely different. You have no way to escape the scorching heat, after little time all drinks become lukewarm and little things like having a shit become a logistic nightmare.

Today was not a good day for Vil. Vil seems to have caught a really bad cold, he’s got elevated temperature, he is sweating and vomiting. This started this morning when he woke up dripping wet of sweat. He lost a few kilos the last days, was not feeling well, but today is really bad.

Let’s hope he will be better soon, I have him never been so bad and I am really worried about him.

(Villadecans, Dog Beach)