STRANGE FRUIT
The citrus world is vast but, sadly, we don't get offered many unusual ones here. It's wonderful to have fresh oranges and lemons from...
Valentines Day
Esther Howland, the woman who produced the first commercial American valentines in the 1840s, sold a then mind-boggling $5,000 in cards during her first...
Neighbours
There is a myth that Spanish people are friendly. I know this to be false from personal experience. I have met rude, stand-offish, aloof,...
Diary of a Thespian
How the hell did I get here? Last year I was one of many who attended the successful adult Panto, Cinderella, in aid of...
Its Panto Time
ACT ONE of Cómpeta's very first summer pantomime has been successfully completed.A lively group of local people got together at the Balcon Hotel to...
NEW YEAR
I hope you all opened your doors on the last stroke of midnight to see out the old...
Costa Boat Trips
This month I was invited by the owners of Costa Boat Trips in Caleta de Velez to enjoy a beautiful day out on a...
ECONO-HEAT
The nights are drawing in, the swallows and swifts have left our shores and there’s a hint of autumn in the early mornings. Just...
HISPANIC DAY
Hispanic Day (Día de la Hispanidad) or National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España) is an annual national public holiday in Spain on October 12....
