CHRISTMAS AT BODEGA BENTOMIZ
The Bodegas Bentomiz winery, just off the Sayalonga-Cómpeta road, is a beautiful modern building built by André, who is now running the wine-centred restaurant...
OASIS HAIR AND BEAUTY TORRE DEL MAR
Oasis Hair and Beauty Salon can be found just outside the entrance to the Aqua Velez water park and...
PLUGGING IT TO YOU
Are you a list person? Whilst not fanatical about it, I admit I am and my longest runner is a wish list of plants...
COMPETA HIKES 2
Unique and specialist walking tours and mountain walking lodge From the Himalayas, to the Blue Mountains, the Andes to the Drakensberg, The Rockies...
CHRISTMAS AT LA BOUTIQUE
As this is our first real Christmas here at ´La Boutique´ we have spent the past few months excitedly thinking of ways to make...
COMPETA VILLAGE ARTWALK
Welcome to Competa for the 7th village Artwalk, for four days during Semana Santa (1, 2, 4, 5 of April). The intention of this...
Competa Football
The Cómpeta 7-a-side Competition began on Thursday 5th July after ten teams were entered to play. The Grapevine entered a team and as always English...
The March of the Palm Beetle
In 1994 the palm beetle, rhynchophorus ferrugineos,or picudo rojo in Spanish, arrived in Spain. I last wrote about it in November 2007 so I...
WALKING THE CAMINO PORTUGUESE
It's that time of year again!As I write this (15th April 2014) it is exactly one year to the day since I set off...
