What is a gota fría?

January 19, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Best Mosquito Repellants and Relief

January 18, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

I suddenly found myself counting down for summer the other day. Why? I’m not too sure. Back in the U.K. I did it all the time, counting down for summer. But in Spain, not so much. The only reason I count down for summer here is to have a long time off work, beach days […]

2019 Round Up

December 28, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

It’s coming to the end of 2019 and even scarier, the end of the ’10s decade. What did we even call those? It’s like the nothing years. We had the nineties, then the noughties and then the… tens? Anyway, at least when 2020 rocks up this week we’ll have the 20’s. Anyway, slightly off topic. […]

Benidorm November Fiesta Programme of Events 2019

November 4, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Benidorm Fiestas Programme of Events 2019

As Visit Benidorm has just released the official programme of events for the Fiestas Mayores Patronales 2019, I thought it would be helpful to translate it all into English

Hiking Calpe Rock (Peñón de Ifach)

August 17, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Undoubtably one of the most striking features of the costa blanca is the incredible Peñón de Ifach, the Calpe Rock. Jutting out of Calpe, seen for miles and miles and something you just can’t help but look at, it had been calling me to climb it since I uploaded my Calpe Travel Guide. I had […]

Visiting the Santa Barbara Castle in Alicante

June 8, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

Towering over the city centre, you can’t miss the impressive castle perched on the top of Mount Benacantil.

Benidorm TV Series Location Tour

May 25, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Step on set of the Benidorm TV Series.

Dog-Friendly Beaches on the Costa Blanca

May 4, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

The dog-friendly beaches on the Costa Blanca are specialised beaches, they usually have good local facilities and the area themselves are such beautiful untouched coastal spots.

The Top 10 Marina Ports on the Costa Blanca

April 27, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

The Costa Blanca has some of the most idyllic coastlines, spectacular scenery and pretty impressive ports.

Shopping on the Costa Blanca

March 30, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Some people absolutely love shopping on their holidays and a nice bit of retail therapy. Others can’t think of anything worse. You might not think of the Costa Blanca as being the absolute shopping dream and you wouldn’t be far off, I tend to head back to the UK to do my shopping, favouring the […]