GOING BANANAS!
The cultivation of bananas began in South East Asia in around 500BC. From there they were taken to Africa, via Madagascar, and, during the...
TECHNO VISION
Internet is an important part of most people´s lives; email, Smart phones, TV, Kindles, Play Stations...the list of devices that require an internet connection...
CANTUESO
A new EU law on food allergens means that gluten-free food will be more easily identified and available to those with coeliac disease or...
HOTEL FINCA EL CERRILLO
Hotel Finca el Cerrillo sits just outside the village of Canillas de Albaida. The Hotel was created from an olive mill that sat on...
THE A TEAM – AGAVES AND ALOES
Gardeners and non-gardeners alike often confuse agaves and aloes, understandably! Even experts can have some trouble with them as they often appear so alike....
A POSITIVE STAY IN A SPANISH STATE HOSPITAL.
There is always tension when cultures meet and none more so when you are a sick Expat, have poor Spanish and you have been...
WALKING THE LENGTH OF SPAIN
As I write this article I have walked the first seven days of the Camino Mozárabe (Grapevine deadline 15th of the month) and as...
THE MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY
The Medfly originated in sub-Saharan Africa and in the last 160 years has spread through most tropical and sub-tropical countries - Southern Europe, the...
COME AND MEET OSCAR
In the village of Puente Don Manuel Moreno's bar restaurant is very popular with the locals and tourists and so I understand is also...
