It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that the day following Three Kings Day (the traditional day for giving gifts, 6 January), is the equivalent of the Boxing Day sales in Australia. Shopping in Spain, as a tourist, is a beautiful thing for 3 reasons: 1) At Alice’s (where you can get anything … Continue reading Day 20 – Shopping and the search for Churros

Imagine, after the 1974 floods of Brisbane, the Council forefathers went: "Right, that's it!  We're going to redirect the river so that terrible flooding doesn't happen ever again".  It sounds inconceivable doesn't it?  But that's exactly what happened in Valencia after the floods of 1957. The floods devastated the city and 81 people died.  So … Continue reading It takes big balls to divert a river

There's a majestic old ruin in Malaga, perched high atop the city, called Castillo de Gibralfaro.   Many weeks ago we decided that every morning, we would walk to the top and back, thus earning various wine and tapas credits for the rest of the day. The path upwards is long, steep and paved in flagstones.  … Continue reading How do you think they’ll get the hearse up here?