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…
What a hectic three days the end of October and the beginning of November are here in Spain. A semi-pagan festival, Halloween, followed by two Roman…
When Paul Whitelock went for a walk with his dog in the countryside above Montejaque, he came across a group of people hitting a tree with long sticks.…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office currently advises British nationals against all but essential international travel –…
Lidl Spain has issued an urgent recall notice for one of their beers and warned the public to return the product to any store – even if you no…
Do you know how to establish your turn in the queue to buy a loaf of bread? Or what to say when you answer the phone? Can you order coffee exactly…
Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend and enjoy an extra hour in bed on Sunday morning!
In Spain you should turn…
Sometimes companies choose inappropriate names for their products. Paul Whitelock has been investigating…
Of all the brand…
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has issued a health warning for the presence of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes in the…
An earthquake with a magnitude 4.1 was registered this morning in the southeast of the Cadiz municipality of Ubrique this morning (Friday) according…
Today is El Día de la Hispanidad. As we know shops and offices are closed, few people go to…
October 1 was the International Day of Coffee. Did you miss it? Paul Whitelock only heard about it over a week later! He thinks it’s time to…
When Paul Whitelock moved to live in the Serranía de Ronda in Spain there were just four things he did not like about…
A man and woman in Bolton have been issued with £1000 FPNs by police for failing to quarantine upon their arrival back into the UK.
