Great news for me, Ive been asked by Ian Williams to help out with Birdwatch Alpujarras who offer tours and excursions in the beautiful southern foothills of the Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada mountains. The Alpujarras offer some of Spain’s most spectacular birdlife. Based in the village of Lanjaron, Ian can show you the rich variety [...]
Sarah and Ali our friends and the rest of the crew at Caballo Blanco Horse Trekking have produced a nice 5 minute video showing the delights of horse trekking in this wonderful part of Andalucia, so I thought I would share it with you. The stables are situated on a small plateau at a height of [...]
Mum and Dad came for a week long visit and on one of their days visiting we took them on a half day birdwatch trip with bridwatchalpujarras.com run by Ian and Steve. They are a fairly new company that have set up their birdwatching tours base in our spa town of Lanjaron. We met at [...]
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the bite of a sandfly. When the sandfly bites the parasite is passed on to the dog. It attacks the immune system which leaves the dog unable to fight infections and disease’s as well as a healthy one. The maximum risk of infection in our part of Spain is [...]
So ive managed to find a video of the Holy Wednesday procession in Lanjaron. This is the bit that shows Jesus and Mary crossing and bowing to each other. Below the video is an article written by a local resident about Holy Wednesday in Lanjaron. It’s Holy Wednesday and there’s a buzz of expectation in [...]
Here is a short video giving you a taste of Semana Santa week here in Lanjaron. Unfortunately I went out on Maundy Thursday night which is a bit of a somber affair. The best night, I have been told, is Holy Wednesday, on this night both Jesus and Mary come out, most of the 4000 [...]
A must watch – Please circulate far and wide
Thought id best put this video on, Richard, Mike and Tony had a ski touring day. I was the driver! They went up from the main Sierra Nevada ski town and followed the pistes towards Montebajo area. They reached the Loma de Dilar and then enjoyed a fantastic descent along the Loma before descending to [...]
My dad and many other residents from Whittington and Fisherwick have been protesting after it was revealed that Tarmac are to start quarrying at Fisherwick in Staffordshire. If Tarmac are given the go ahead it could result in more than 700 lorries thundering through the small villages every week over 16 years as they plan [...]
We popped back to the UK for 5 days recently as we managed to get some cheap flights for a total bill for the 2 of us of €40. We caught up with friends and family and it was great to see them. I would like to thank everyone for coming to visit us and [...]
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