Category Archives: Around and About
Christmas day on La Zenia beach
Even for the Costa Blanca, Christmas 2011 was almost tropical weather. Blue sky and sunshine every single day ... Read More →
Spain on any given Sunday
Take your time It’s Sunday, in Spain. Possibly the best day of the week. Correction, it’s most definitely the best day of the week in ... Read More →
La Mata – take it with a pinch of salt
Hard to believe maybe but the world’s biggest economy (the US) owes its existence to the picturesque little Spanish town of La Mata, ... Read More →
Was moving to Spain the right thing to do?
A couple of weeks back I bumped in to someone on the beach at Guardamar that I hadn’t seen for at least five years. Considering ... Read More →
Stunning Aerial View Of The Alicante Region
Thanks to the very brave guys at www.doyouwanna.net we get to see just what the Alicante region looks like from the sky. Take a look at ... Read More →
6 Great Places To Take The Kids On The Costa Blanca
The Costa Blanca is famous for its pristine, golden sandy beaches and with over 100km of them to choose from you could be excused for ... Read More →
Taking it easy in Algorfa
Over the years in Spain I’ve gradually perfected the art of relaxing, and I now have somewhere nearby that can take me to the next ... Read More →
Mojitos – so much more than a drink
Contrary to popular belief the above mentioned drink is not the way sizzled holiday-makers describe a big gnat but is an interesting ... Read More →
Fortuna – Hot Baths and History
Fortuna is a spa town to the northeast of Murcia near the border of the province. Famous for its hot springs which were greatly ... Read More →
No Frills But Much Fun Dining in Santa Pola
I’ll put my cards on the table right away. I’m neither restaurant critic nor, even more emphatically, art critic. So what you’re going ... Read More →
