Spanish Shilling

I have received an email from the British Expats Association to the effect that, after a lot of hard work and little support from the Expats...

I argue here in castellano that the 'Foreign Residents' are undervalued by the Spanish authorities. Según el Instituto Nacional de E...

It always seems to me rather a waste of time being a racist when you live in somebody else's country than your own. If you don't lik...

The New Year’s Revolution Let’s just take a step back for a moment for a better look. The Mediterranean coast of Spain is Europe’s answer to...

Photo: John Bowling Photo: Helen Baker It seemed to go well. We were lucky that the weather was warm and sunny (!). We met up at the top of...

One thing about Madrid - there are plenty of street names to celebrate the memory of the Great and the Good. Those whose efforts during thei...

...and a happy new year. ¡F eliz año nuevo ! I'm still in Madrid and have been working here with a small portable PC which a friend has ...

There's been quite a volume of comment so far from the European Residents on the upcoming protest (see following entry). The important t...

A year has passed since the Priors’ home in Vera was demolished. Since then, nothing has been done (and less accomplished). Thousands of oth...

It's that time of the year when newspapers offer excrutiating articles about 'The Fat One' or ' El Gordo '... so here...

There's an exhibition of 24 paintings from the late Fritz Mooney on show at the Mojacar municipal gallery, up below the Castillo in the ...

Dear Ethel, this may come as a surprise, but Maude and I have decided to return to England and we shall have to rely on you, as our favourit...

I don’t want to sound pathetic here, but – has anybody written a guide to good Spanish hospital cafeterias? Probably not, since there aren’...

There he is, the Indalo as celebrated and revered by the City of Almería. The totem is called El Indalo and is said to be a good-luck sign a...

So, it starts in Mojácar. Neither the idiot (presumably British) kid who writes his stupid graffiti, neither the (presumably Spanish) kid w...

Recent news from the housing sector in Spain is pretty dire. Here’s a few pieces from the press. Housing minister Beatriz Corredor said last...

Poppy Day article removed by Court injunction.

I was at the fuente picking up supplies when the German fire-eater called me over. 'Look in the sky', he said, nonchalantly playing...

Tonight we must put the clocks back an hour. There is some reason for this which escapes me slightly, along the lines that it stays dark in ...

Doonesbury (G.B.Trudeau) is a daily current-affairs cartoon which has been going for at least 35 years in the USA. I've got a couple o...