After arriving at Malaga airport, you have a choice of two routes to the Alto Genal valley – and the jewel in its crown, Los Castanos! One goes along the Costa del Sol freeway (toll road) and then up a spectacularly scenic mountain road. The alternative is gentler on the nerves as the ascent is …
Read moreDifferent cultures have dreamed up imaginative ways to limit women’s mobility, to control and oppress them. Now then, chaps, don’t stop reading! This won’t be hard and you know it’s true! Islam throws a black shroud over their women; the Chinese broke women’s feet so they couldn’t run away; female genital mutilation is all about …
Read moreA cooking lesson from the kitchen of Los Castaños. All the secrets of making a Spanish Omelette – or tortilla de patatas as it is called in Spanish. Very easy, incredibly cheap, extremely tasty! Let me know how you get on.
Read moreA walk with rocks in the Sierra de las Nieves With the help of Google Earth, we cobbled together a stunning hike in the nearby Parque Natural Sierra de las Nieves. It is a walk with much to offer from a griffon vulture perching place (clap your hands just after the sun is up and …
Read moreWhen next you drive the spectacular mountain road from San Pedro de Alcántara to Ronda, check out the rocks on the right hand side of the road. Best to have a designated driver for this investigation so as to avoid the precipitous drop on the other side. In the “old days” this route was fraught …
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