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Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock recalls the time when he and his first wife, Jeryl, were looking for a property to…
Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock and his then wife Jeryl were considering buying somewhere in Montejaque as long ago…
2020 was a terrible year, largely because of the emergence of a new form of coronavirus which we call Covid-19. Millions around the world have…
Spain has drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, which are unique to the country. World-famous are sherry, sangría and
Secret Serranía contributor Paul Whitelock looks back to 2009 when he worked for The Olive Press newspaper.…
Forget swearing like a trooper, the real phrase should be swearing like a Spaniard. Everyone in Spain, from sweet little kids to frail old…
As the disgraced Donald J Trump leaves the White House and Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States of America, it…
The origins of place names are wide and varied, but some just never cease to astonish.
Spain has its fair…
At a time when death from Covid-19 is all around us, it is inevitable that we think back to other deaths which came out of the blue and moved us…
Our local village Montejaque and its neighbour Benaoján once featured on German TV’s SWR channel.
Spätzle auf Spanisch was a documentary…
The strong links between Andalucía and Southern Germany keep coming to the fore. Examples include the amount of
What do Jérez, Arcos, Morón, Vejer, Chiclana, Conil, Jimena, Castellar and a number of other Andalucían towns have in common? Their full and…
This hearty soup is ideal for the cold nights we are experiencing at the moment. Paul Whitelock did some research,…
When Juan Carlos succeeded Francisco Franco as Head of State on the Generalissimo’s death in November 1975 the King played a major role in…
This winter has been the coldest in Spain on record with half the country under snow last week. Here in the Serranía de Ronda it’s also been…
