Too tired to read this? Why not listen to this article in audio? Chit chatting in Alberca, nr. Salamanca in Spain. Home is where my heart is. but try telling that to my feet which are getting itchy. ‘ITCHY FEET’ an idiom that means you are eager to go somewhere.…
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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…
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This means that La Gaia, my beautiful home will be available to rent again. This time for six months to a year This is ideal for any family looking to move to Spain. Nestled between…
‘I love your top‘. said the bubbly voice projecting compliments, stunned and taken aback, the apologetic response is always the same, who so ever the receiver may be. “What this old thing?” Are we so…
NEXT Art Café 25th June, Jalon Valley. Any art lover will appreciate the work that goes into producing an original piece of art. Looking at an original piece of work that is displayed in your…
This week I walk amongst dry grasses, along the river bed. There is a new light coming. Blossom is emerging and there I see them. The mountains never fail you. They speak with soft tones.…
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…
