Almerimar Apartment

Since moving back to the UK we have regularly been asked if we would rent out the apartment. This was not an option until recently as we had left it …

Mid Winter Break

I am off to Almerimar today for a week. The plan was that it would be a mid winter break from the rehab and fitness and an opportunity to enjoy …

One Year Back In UK

Back in September 2018 I posted about our decision to base ourselves back in the UK, a decision we had made earlier that summer, but held off telling anyone until …

Our Christmas Traditions

As we head towards our first Christmas in our new home, and the first in the UK since 1999, we will be introducing some new “traditions” to our established ones, …

2019: The Year Ahead

As we leave 2018 behind: our 18th consecutive Christmas and New Year in Almerimar, Spain, and start to look forward to 2019, in what at least must be described as …

Typically Spanish

For a number of years around 2018 – 2012 I conributed paid for columns to a number of the English Speaking Newspapers here in Spain: The Reader, The Sol Times, …

Reboot Into Summer Mode

July is just around the corner and Summer has well and truly arrived here in Spain, the weather that is not the tourists thankfully – they will arrive in another …

Galgo Abuse In Spain

Dear Chris, When I first saw this photo I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I thought, “How did those two get stuck in that strange space?” And then I …

Spanish Beach Life

Never been a great fan of the beach, but then again born in the UK in the 60’s going to the beach was vastly different from these days in Spain: …

Spain’s One Trillion € Debt

For the first time ever Government Debt in Spain has reached One Trillion €’s (for the period to June 2014), which means it now stands at 98.4% of GDP (Gross …

Summer Body Clock

Got a few weeks of from the ALStrays Transports which is good as it is certainly time to get ready for Summer here in Spain. While the weather has moved …

Dumping The Euro

Ever stopped to think why Germany, France and the other Eurozone countries are so keen for Greece to accept the imposed austerity cuts that will enable the release of further …