Since the Feria del Caballo, Jerez’s annual horse fair, is filling the fairground with purebred equestrian and human specimens as I write this (till Saturday 11 May), now is the perfect moment to hark back to my visit a few months…
A weekend of goat-herding, donkey-walking and flamenco in the Axarquía
Just before lockdown, back in February when the first few cases of Covid-19 had been identified here in Seville but life was still normal, we took a weekend trip down to the Axarquía region of Malaga province. Little did we…
Moved by mountains: a trip across the High Alpujarras
I’ve always had a thing about mountains. As a child, we spent a week in the Highlands of Scotland every summer. Idyllic memories of rambling over heather-covered moors, clambering up massive grey lichen-kissed boulders, splashing about in ice-cold burns (streams),…
Review of the year
This is the time of year when we think about setting goals for the upcoming 12 months, and what we’ve achieved over the previous ones. As a freelance, you’re constantly on the lookout for new work opportunities. Since I’m based in Southern…
Interview with Paul Read, the Gazpachomonk. #WABAS12
As a blogger and tweeter, I follow and read many other expats here in Spain. One who has intrigued me for some time is the Gazpachomonk. Apart from the obvious appeal of the name, I was delighted on meeting Paul at the…