EVERY ENGLISHMAN HAS HIS second country - usually in southern Europe - where he dreams of escaping the misery and damp of Britain for la dolce vita or la belle vie. France and Italy tend to come out on top here, though Greece and Portugal are also popular choices.
For me, however, it has always been Spain. Perhaps it’s my ease with the language. Not that I’m good at it, I just feel less of a tit trying to speak Spanish than I do French. Whenever I land
