Some of us are “lucky enough” to live in areas of outstanding natural beauty close to all the holiday amenities anyone could ever need. (I like the word “lucky”… Seems the “harder” I “work” the “luckier” I get!) 🙂 Looking to the future as this coronavirus thing starts to settle down I guess that anyone … Read more
So, here we are at day 45 of quarantine lockdown in the Sierra de Grazalema, Spain. To be honest, for the family and I, it really isn’t too bad as we live in a house in the countryside 10 kilometres from Grazalema and we have about a hectare of land with vegetable gardens and plenty … Read more
With day time temperatures exceeding 20 degrees , the brilliant blue skies and April sunshine, I have taken a welcome break from the computer and walking with anyone else and taken off to the hills on my own to discover more walks and wildlife in the Sierra de Grazalema. Although I love my job as … Read more
With the announcement of the opening of the infamous “Caminito del Rey” close to El Chorro in 2015 we decided to write about that as well. As usual the website is packed with information about the area to our usual high standards. Hotel booking in the area of El Chorro, the Guadalhorce reservoirs and the … Read more
A small city perched on a seemingly precarious platform of rock, Ronda is in fact an impregnable fortress only defeated in battle through trickery, and during the reconquest with modern (for the era) rock blasting cannons. The mountains and valleys of the Serranía de Ronda are home to a tough breed of people, yet in … Read more