Castles in the Air
There are people who try to tour Spain staying in the many Paradors (plush hotels to you and me). There are religious visitors to Spain who want to visit all the cathedrals. They will all need at least...
View ArticleTake a hike in Spain
I feel sure that the most pleasant days I have had in Spain have been those spent on foot. Walking through mesmerising countryside. Strolling through stunning cities. Discovering hidden gems simply by...
View ArticleCultural Spain
You hear one word bandied about so often in relation to Spain. That word is ‘culture.’ People speak often of how they love the country for its culture. But what comprises culture in Spain? In Spain...
View ArticleMarket day in Spain
What is so special about Spanish food markets? asked a visiting friend. How long have you got? was my answer. I’ve visited markets all over Spain and, be they little or large, they never fail to...
View ArticlePeople I’ve met in Spain – part 1
On my travels around Spain you are struck by how vast the country is. By how varied it is. And by how, when you take into account how big the country is, just how underpopulated Spain is. But in among...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? – in Spain
In Spain those displaying an ‘L’ plate for learner, or ‘P’ plate to prove that they recently passed their driving test, also show the place from where they are from. Each time i see a driver displaying...
View ArticleBus stop – La Alpujarra
The public transport service in Spain is excellent. So much of the attention is always on the high speed train service that now covers so much of the country and allows you to travel between the major...
View Article‘Moor’ the merrier in Spain
Are there really religious tourists? That was the question fired at me recently. You better believe it, was my response. I know, I have met them. And there are many people who want to see more of...
View ArticleThe name’s the same in Spain
As you drive around Spain you will come across destinations that sound the same. Or they are spelt in a very similar fashion. They can be many miles apart. They can be very different locations. But...
View ArticleWhile I was out walking in Spain
Spain lends itself to a great walk. Other than at the hottest times of the year, the landscape of this vast and varied country makes going for a stroll in the countryside a sheer joy. I never want to...
View ArticleJazzing it up…in Almuñecar
A little way along from the popular destination of the Costa del Sol you´ll find the quieter Costa Tropical – popular too but more so with local Spanish mingling with the tourists looking for a...
View ArticleBack roads of Spain – Granada to Almuñécar
The Spanish authorities recently announced that the speed limit on A roads will be reduced to 90 kilometres per hour. Still sounds too fast for my liking. Especially when the best way of seeing Spain...
View ArticleSounding out Spain
Wherever Paul Simon was thinking of when writing the classic hit record, ‘The Sound of Silence’, one thing is for sure. He wasn’t dedicating the song to Spain. The Spanish love noise. They would feel...
View ArticleFour seasons in Granada – Spring
I have one complaint to make about the four seasons in Spain. I love spring. And it simply does not last long enough. It is my favourite time of the year but i feel the country is short changing me...
View ArticleEvery Picture Tells a Story in Spain
Should i ever get a spare few months, i will sort out the multitude of photographs i have taken during ten years of travelling Spain. I envy those who have their pictures organised and neatly...
View ArticleAnimal magic in Spain
What do you notice when on holiday in Spain? The people? The places you drive by? The beautiful beaches or magnificent monuments? Probably all those. But i am always taken by how people on holiday here...
View ArticleCavemen and Kings – come to Piñar in Granada
Piñar in the province of Granada, a place to explore and have a scramble…a family day out away from the usual tourist haunts of city or beach, with a castle and a cave known as the cave of windows…want...
View ArticleTime to wine in Spain
Grapes are all around me. A friend cannot give me enough. A neighbour has land where I am encouraged to take as many grapes as I wish. If things carry on this way I will soon be running my own bodega....
View ArticleI spy in Spain
Parents will know all about those words they hear from the rear of the holiday hire car. Words guaranteed to send a chill down the spine of mummy or daddy. Two words. What’s that? An almost inevitable...
View ArticleEvery picture tells a story in the province of Granada
When you take a holiday in Spain you will go home with lots of photographs. Be they taken on a normal, proper camera. Or via your mobile telephone. Some will be more memorable than others. From my vast...
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