Food Glorious Food
Like most of us, I do like my food and drink. (“Tell us something we don't know, Fat Boy!”). My adage is everything in...
SKY SUBSCRIPTION CARDS
The methods used previously to obtain viewing card without a UK address have been locked down and it is no longer possible for Nerja...
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...
Be aware, be very aware
Be careful with whom you agree to go out with for a quiet Sunday lunch, it can land you in a lot of troubleInviting...
BUT I LIKE A CHALLENGE
The true tale of a challenge that maybe just went a little too far ? We live in the pretty village of Canillas de...
The Grapevine 10K Challenge
We were now over half-way through our training for the Málaga 10K or were we? The running for the “10K Five” (Steve and Helen...
The Bluffers Guide to liiving in an inland village on the Costa del Sol
This tongue-in-cheek guide is aimed at anybody considering moving to, or has just moved to an inland village in southern Spain. As living inland...
Scare tactics
Like everything, the Internet has it good points and bad points. One of the latter is the ability to send out or forward hoax...
First Impressions of Competa
Winding through the circuitous mountain route we headed for Competa, a beautiful white village tumbling down the hillside. The song of the skylark could...
