Forget swearing like a trooper, the real phrase should be swearing like a Spaniard. Everyone in Spain, from sweet little kids to frail old…
As the disgraced Donald J Trump leaves the White House and Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States of America, it…
The origins of place names are wide and varied, but some just never cease to astonish.
Spain has its fair…
At a time when death from Covid-19 is all around us, it is inevitable that we think back to other deaths which came out of the blue and moved us…
Our local village Montejaque and its neighbour Benaoján once featured on German TV’s SWR channel.
Spätzle auf Spanisch was a documentary…
The strong links between Andalucía and Southern Germany keep coming to the fore. Examples include the amount of
What do Jérez, Arcos, Morón, Vejer, Chiclana, Conil, Jimena, Castellar and a number of other Andalucían towns have in common? Their full and…
This hearty soup is ideal for the cold nights we are experiencing at the moment. Paul Whitelock did some research,…
When Juan Carlos succeeded Francisco Franco as Head of State on the Generalissimo’s death in November 1975 the King played a major role in…
This winter has been the coldest in Spain on record with half the country under snow last week. Here in the Serranía de Ronda it’s also been…
Paul Whitelock’s wife Rita has been under the weather recently. Last night he made her this tasty mushroom soup. She devoured it all, apparently…
We usually think more of sunshine when we think about the climate down here in Andalucía. With over 300 days of sunshine per year, it’s hardly a…
Paul Whitelock has lived in Andalucía for a dozen years. He’s been coming to the region for twenty years and has visited throughout. When it…
2021 will start as 2020 ended: with the coronavirus pandemic dominating the news. The COVID-19 crisis will carry on having a knock-on effect on…
As we move into 2021 after the most awful year, dominated as it was by the Coronavirus pandemic, what was going on in 2011? Paul Whitelock…