In my opinion, there is no better way to explore Spain than on two wheels, writes Ashley Higgins.
Cycle touring in Spain enables you…
After a spate of burglaries in the campo, Paul Whitelock decided he needed to upgrade the security on his…
For some days I have been postponing writing this post, mainly due to my lack of words or understanding in trying to explain everything. I want to…
Everybody is on the lookout for their dream home. Before I met the Meter Maid I thought I’d found mine in Latchford, Warrington. A…
Since he’s lived in Andalucía Paul Whitelock has needed to get logs in for the winter. Here is his logs diary for the…
Paul Whitelock is 70, married for the second time (2010), retired since 2005, but freelancing as a writer and translator/interpreter. In his…
Paul Whitelock is in nostalgic mood. He’s been sorting out his stuff recently and came across a photo dating back to September 2008. It was a photo of…
When Paul Whitelock was renovating a house in the Peñas…
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Most of us will be familiar with this large member of the…
What do you know about the Serranía de Ronda? Most of us tend to just know about the town or village where we live and/or work or where we visit…
You’ve probably all heard the rather wacky theory that John F Kennedy, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Princess Diana et al aren’t dead at…
Ronda – one of the most beautiful towns I have had the fortune to visit and live in!
Before CHARMING PROPERTIES ever existed…
As a cycle guide in Andalucia, Spain I get to ride with clients from all over the world, with differing ages and abilities. We can ride from 30k to…
As you drive up towards the tiny village of Montejaque, nestling in the shelter of El Hacho, the mountain that dominates the top end of the Guadiaro…
The whole of Andalucia in southern Spain – with the exception of Cadiz province – has been issued with an orange alert for sizzling…