I was excited to meet up with Ana Abascal, the new owner of the Restaurant Pura Vida, perched on the outskirts of the Jalon Valley, a small town of around 5.000 people nestled in the…
I bloody love this time of year, and if I was thinking about a trip to Spain this would, without any doubt be the time. Forget sun drenched beaches and sunburnt bodies in scorching heat.…
Back at La Gaia Retreat, my beautiful home in The Jalon Valley, the Xmas lights are still twinkling around the fireplace that has now gone out. Boxing day clear up following festivities always brings me…
A goal without steps becomes just a wish. I heard someone say this today and it fell like a hard brick on my head. As I regained consciousness I realised I had been spending the…
It starts innocently with an institution, a grouping together of human beings. We become members, friends, comrades, a team, a nation. From within, we learn about the need to protect the clan, to look out…
‘Don’t go to Madrid’ my friends advised, ‘it will be unbearably hot in August.’ But it was the only free time available. My daughter Megan is visiting me in Spain before she goes off to…
Sit back and enjoy a glass of chilled wine and a plate of homemade tapas, there are no crowded beaches here. The Jalon Valley has its own special charm, retaining Spanish ambiance there is also…
I am only one, but still, I am one, I cannot do everything but still I can do do something. Edward Everett. I am back in Alberca, Salamanca in Spain, using my time to volunteer…