Paul Whitelock hasn’t seen his wife Rita, except on WhatsApp video calls, for two and a half months. In early January, after a short…
Paul Whitelock chooses his top 10 places to visit around Ronda. Do you agree with him? If you have alternative ideas, please use our
There are three species of wagtail that we’re likely to see here in Andalucia; white, grey and yellow.
Of these the White Wagtail (…
In Andalucía pretty much the only places where grass grows are on golf courses, in public parks and on the lawns of British residents. Spanish…
While the UK boasts about how many people they have vaccinated, the rest of Europe – including Spain – has been less successful with…
St George is the nickname I’ve given to my builder, and now good friend, Jorge. This 48-year-old gallego, born in the same town,…
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, there has been a noted increase in the amount of begging going on around Ronda. Do you understand…
At the end of March, I read a post on the Facebook page of Expats in La Serrania de Ronda: “Hi there! I’m a journalist at Ronda’s TV, Charry TV, and…
Back in September 2020 Secret Serrania contributor Paul Whitelock wrote about the
Mainland Spain and the Canary and Balearic Islands are very popular, year-round, road cycling holiday and winter training camp destinations with…
Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. For those of us with roots in northern Europe, the swallow has always been the harbinger of spring. The…
Both HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Spanish Hacienda have declared war on UK citizens who own property in Spain,…
From Orson Welles’ infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast to Richard Dimbleby‘s
With travelling around restricted at the moment, because of Covid-19 lockdowns, our contributor Paul Whitelock has…
If you have been coming to Spain for many years you may well have asked yourself at some point: “Whatever happened to the Osborne bull?”