It’s been yet another hectic weekend, a mix of working, fiesta and cycling…
All in Places to visit
It’s been yet another hectic weekend, a mix of working, fiesta and cycling…
This week, we managed to get away to the coast for a day trip. It was organised by the village for the villagers. ¡Vamos a la playa!
It’s been a strange old weekend, and although our life here often looks extremely rosy, life does go on and sometimes it’s not always plain sailing…
Yesterday evening, we were in Granada, and so full of love for that city were we that we felt justified in using some carefully selected expletives, for emphasis, you understand…
As hard weeks go here in Spain, this past week has been up there as one of the hardest. Nothing that dog and a trip out of town with the villagers couldn’t sort out though…
The sunsets and sunrises in the mountains were glorious. Our cupboard of an apartment looked right out onto Veleta and the ski slopes and the early and late sun cast dazzling light on the snowy peaks…
For going on 3 years, we have spent the winters looking at the beautiful white peaks of the Sierra Nevada, mainly from a distance. This year, finally, we took to the slopes…
In the middle of December, Andrew and I were starting to go slightly mad, cooped up as we were in our chilly little rental house so we booked a little Airbnb in Málaga under the pretext of a last minute Christmas Shopping expedition and a jolly little break for both of us. It came at just the right time…
When do you know, as a foreigner living abroad, that you feel part of the community in which you live? Our intention, when we arrived here, was to do our best to become part of the Spanish way of life, and feel that this is our home…
We set the alarm to wake us at the crack of dawn. The alarm actually went off before the crack of dawn; it was still dark outside and noises of external activity permeated our little casita…
