River Ebro Babble

Where is the River Ebro then?

Posted on Jan 24 2010 | No Comments

It’s a question I get asked very often when I tell people where I live in Spain. Even anglers, who are normally the ones to at least have heard of it are often not sure where this major river is. Well, the easiest... Read More »

The Correos and the Stamp!

Posted on Jan 11 2012 | 5 Comments

When you are in a different country to your own you expect that things will be different. To some extent you come prepared for different language, different food and different culture. But you know – it’s always the simple things that take you by surprise. Little everyday things that may leave you open-mouthed and exasperated even if you can... Read More »

One Way This Way. One Way That Way. Doing it Their Way!

Posted on Jan 04 2012 | No Comments

Oh it was great fun getting through town today. Here in the old part of town we have a network of narrow streets. They were built with donkeys in mind not cars. A couple of years ago, after years of cars literally scraping past each other the town council introduced a one-way system. At some point over the Christmas /New Year holiday, the Town Council... Read More »

Siurana Walk – in the Footsteps of Princesses and...

Posted on Nov 19 2011 | 1 Comment

Length of walk: about 5km Time: 2hrs 30 mins Level: Moderate Location: Montsant Natural Park. Starting point: Siurana Village This walk is one of the routes featured in the new walking leaflets produced by the Priorat Tourism... Read More »

Walking in the Priorat, Southern Catalonia

Posted on Oct 10 2011 | No Comments

The tourism department have this year produced a set of 10 leaflets of walking routes around the Priorat. What’s more they are available in English, French, Spanish and Catalan. You may not think this is... Read More »

A Day Out in Terra Alta – Arnes and the Toll del ...

Posted on Sep 06 2011 | No Comments

It was a snap decision to go out for a drive this morning. It was just too perfect a day to stay indoors doing housework or office work. So off went the computer. Camera, binoculars, water and a few other odds and ends... Read More »

Summer is passing – and the mountains are calling

Posted on Aug 30 2011 | No Comments

The fiesta has finished, the town is quiet, many of the bars and shops are remaining closed for the week and there is a distinct feeling that summer is over! Mid-day temperatures are still 30- 35 degC but the early morning heat has a comfortable softness, the light is different, the smell is different and the sound is different! No swifts are screeching round... Read More »

It’s Fiesta Time in Mora d’Ebre!

Posted on Aug 20 2011 | No Comments

So, you think life in rural Spain is pretty quiet do you? Not much going on? Bit boring perhaps? Well, you’d be surprised! There’s barely a month goes by without some fiesta or celebration going on somewhere. But in the summer from the smallest village to the major cities – Spain rocks! Today is the first day of our towns “Festa Major”... Read More »