Wine is the lifeblood of Spain. Pure and simple. It is tradition, culture, gastronomy, family and an intricate part of life here.There’s hardly a region that doesn’t produce the noble fermented juice. It’s three thousand year old industry, which since Phoenician … Continue reading
People often ask me, “So what it is it about Spain that made you want to work and live here so much? What made you so passionate about it? Some of you might have read in another blogpost of mine: … Continue reading
It sort of creeps up on you and arrives between the end of March and the beginning of May depending on the weather. When it finally comes you know straight away that it has arrived.It permeates. It follows you everywhere. … Continue reading
The vast majority of the fifty five million visitors who come to Spain each year come to visit the country for the sun and sea or to visit one or more of the big cities. Very few actually go inland … 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
Xativa is a town in the interior of the province of Valencia, fifty five kilometres southwest of the capital.Both beautiful and interesting,it sits at a geographical and historical crossroads just off the Valencia-Albacete road. Map of area View of Xativa Seo(Minster) It … Continue reading
Blue skies, nice temperatures and spring are things all associated with one of the biggest and most exciting of the Spanish fiestas. The Fallas in Valencia are many things but it is the actual amazing two storey high statues that … Continue reading
A seemingly straight forward recipe and Spain’s best known gastronomic dish is curiously misunderstood by a lot of foreigners and some Spaniards. Of course, Paella and sangria on the beach are all on a tourists’ “must do” list which gives … Continue reading
Long before I met my mother-in-law I was eating her cooking which came on a daily basis via various containers to my house. It’s a long story as to why this was so but the bizarre thing was that I … Continue reading
Patrick Waller
