Hello everyone. It was my fullest intentions to continue with my articles “Passion for Ronda” but I guess there is no need to explain to everyone…
Kartoffelsalat (potato salad) is a favourite side dish throughout Germany. The Meter Maid’s version is very popular among friends here in the…
Spain’s DGT has put a new system in place as from today (November 16) to assist those who find time is running out to exchange their UK…
Have you ever noticed that whenever you ask for something in a Spanish bar, restaurant or shop, the barman, waiter or shopkeeper invariably…
Spain’s AlertCops app now incorporates a new button that allows suers to report cases of animal abuse immediately to the National Police and…
Gibraltar’s Government has today warned that in the event of no agreement on the future relationship between Gibraltar and the European Union,…
Paul Whitelock was a languages teacher, a school inspector and a translator and interpreter. Since retirement 15 years ago he has also dabbled…
The title of this blog, Spanish Matters, neatly encapsulates its purpose. …
Paul Whitelock is 70, married for the second time (2010), retired since 2005, but freelancing as a writer and translator/interpreter. In his…
Mercadona – the huge Spanish supermarket chain – has issued an urgent recall for a product that ‘could contain salmonella’…
As we move further into autumn our winter birds begin to arrive in numbers. One of these is the Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis). Here in the Iberian…
It’s amazing what you can get for nothing. You just need to keep your eyes open, writes Paul Whitelock.
You can get a lot…
In nostalgic mood Paul Whitelock recalls the day, back in January 2010, when the village square in Montejaque was overrun with old cars…
I make this recipe at least twice a month because it goes with so many things. It keeps well in the fridge, especially if I use Pink Lady apples, which are…
Rita is rather good at cooking. Why else did Paul Whitelock marry her? Well, there were other reasons, but we don’t need to go into that here!…


