Why are certain challenges so attractive to some and so unattractive to others? We all have our own particular stimulae and tastes in life. I like walking and have always liked reaching a summit,it always feels like a challenge for … Continue reading
It is one of life’s mysteries that we sometimes dont see things even when they are right in front of our noses or we travel to ridiculously far away places to explore when we dont even know the hills behind … Continue reading
If you stop and think about the foreign writers who have written and write about Spain the list is quite simply mindbogglingly long and varied. Much too long to list here. Spain is a country steeped in beautiful and truly … Continue reading
The Borgias (Borjas in Valenciano) in general get a bad press. The first Borgia pope,Calixtus III, although favourable to his family was supposedly a very pious man. Not so the second Pope Alejander VI and his children Jofre,Cesar,Juan and Lucrecia. … Continue reading
Over my years living here in Spain for some curious reason the Guardia Civil’s path and mine seem to cross quite frequently. Please don’t misunderstand me when I say this. I am not a hardened escaped bank robber from the … Continue reading
Patrick Waller
