Spain’s last untouched wilderness: a visit to Doñana National Park
Many years ago, in my first year here in Seville, my brother and his wife and family – two small boys - came to visit. They spent some time at the beach, […]
Category Archives: Environment/Eco
Up close and personal with the birds
Spring is here in Seville – which means warm days, mild evenings, the smell of orange blossom, and a succession of large-scale events revolving around passion, death and debauchery. Many […]
Want: 9 things I’d quite like, er, please
I’m not that active in the mummy blogging sphere, although there are a few Spanish or travel-themed ones which I read regularly. So when I saw that fellow ex-Londoner, adoptive-Andalucian Bibsey Mama […]
How I know it’s spring
So spring started at 6.14am last Tuesday. Here’s how I know my favourite season of the year here in Seville has arrived. It’s all about smells, sounds and colour. Flowers: […]
How green is your posada?
You may remember that a few months ago we had a short (overnight) visit to a small hilltown in Cadiz – Cortes de la Frontera. We stayed in a cosy little […]
Seville’s Christmas spirit
Yesterday we took the kids into town to see the Christmas lights – the first year they’ve both been old enough to appreciate them. I was expecting to see the […]
Sunday in the countryside: lakes and mountains, toros bravos and pata negra cochinos
Yesterday we decided to make the most of the beautiful weather and head off into the Sierra Norte, to see the lakes near Guillena. This area is about 40 minutes’ […]
Eco Sevilla – part 2: for the grown-ups
Yesterday I wrote about the excellent and popular activities available for eco-kids at the first-ever eco show in Seville, held last week. Today I’ll tell you about some of the […]
Seville’s new Eco show – a hit with the kids
It shows just how important social media has become in promoting events, that over 60% of those polled on Eco Sevilla’s website about how they had heard about the show, […]
