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- The Empty Villages of Spain 1 week ago The authorities are worried, as more and more people move to the cities and away from their moribund villages in the quinto pino (the sticks). Small villages are losing their inhabitants and even drying up completely, ending as news items along the lines of ‘Entire Spanish village for sale’ in...
- The Moresco: No Takers 2 weeks ago Nobody wanted to buy the Hotel El Moresco. It was put up for auction during September but there were no takers. Comically, the local PSOE had put forward a motion in the most recent town hall plenary session to say that the ayuntamiento should buy it, remove the squatters, ream it out (it's a...
- Vélez Blanco and the Indalo 2 weeks ago It was good to revisit Vélez Blanco on Sunday (the día de turismo, as it happened) and have a great lunch at the Mesón El Molino, one of the province of Almería's top restaurants.Afterwards, belts loosened, we walked through the streets and up, as one must, to the extraordinary castle which...
- In Bed with a Book 1 month ago Isn't that a terrific view? I used to visit record stores and bookshops when younger. So nice to flip through the records, stacked in their boxes; so nice to angle my head and walk the bookshop shelves.Following a trip somewhere, my suitcase home would hold a tee-shirt, a stack of albums and a...
- History through Tourism 3 months ago As the Mojácar authorities continue with their plans to convert the 'pyramid mount' of Old Mojácar into a tourist magnet (yet otherwise appear to show little interest in the history of Mojácar), other experts across the province are following with their own 'cultural tourism'.Our region is the...
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Barbara
07:19 AM January 10, 2013
07:19 AM January 10, 2013
Long-time blog written by someone who really knows (and likes) Spain. Humorous and informative
Geoff Barlow
20:45 PM September 23, 2014
20:45 PM September 23, 2014
Always worth reading. Interesting, informative and often uplifting.
