The Ebro Delta – a Must for Birder...

Posted on Jan 29 2010 | No Comments
The Ebro Delta – a Must for Birders The first time I visited the Delta I was uninspired. I’m not really a lover of flat-lands, I’m a mountain person, so my impression was of a featurless and boring landscape. But if you visit at different seasons... Read More »

Holiday Dress Codes – What to Wear...

Posted on Jan 29 2010 | No Comments
Hitting the news yesterday was the story about Tesco introducing a shoppers dress code in a supermarket near Cardiff. Apparently it has become the trend to wear pyjamas -outdoors- during the day! Living in Spain we have missed out (if that’s the right term!) on this development. But it did bring to mind the subject of appropriate holiday clothing. If you... Read More »

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 way to locate it is to find where it finishes! On a map of Spain find Barcelona and Valencia. About half way between you’ll see an area... Read More »

Wild Winter Weather

Posted on Jan 19 2010 | 6 Comments
Wild Winter Weather Just like the UK and Northern Europe we have had some very extraordinary weather in Spain lately. Weather statistics show record high temperatures, record low temperatures and record rainfall for this period in various parts... Read More »

The Day the Animals went to Church

Posted on Jan 18 2010 | No Comments
The Day the Animals went to Church No sooner have the “Bon Nadal” greetings and decorations been taken down there is yet another Saint’s day. January 17th is the Festa Sant Antoni -the Catholic patron saint of domestic animals. The religious... Read More »