Ancient Cordoba
on Nov 17, 2009This Sunday we went for a little drive to Cordoba which takes about 1 hour or so, it has one of the more famous Cathedrals in this part of Spain as it is a converted Mosque, The drive to get there is amongst the Olive groves which are pretty boring,...

The Roof is Coming off The House
on Nov 17, 2009I am having a roof terrace put on the house, to be able to enjoy the sun more, but this means they have to remove the roof from the house to do the conversion, it is a scary moment in my life, not having any water protection on my house, but if you t...

HD TV, WOW!!!!!!!
on Nov 8, 2009When I came back from the UK, I brought with me a HDMI cable to connect my new laptop to the brand new 40" HD TV, I didn't know how good it really was until you sit at home with one, I have had to get all my favourite movies in Blue Ray format, I am...

The Last two weeks in Spain
on Nov 7, 2009Here the weather has turned from roasting summer to cool blasting winds from the north, I have even had to put on long trousers. When I got back we have been preparing things for the building work on the third floor extension, talking to the builders...

Fuengirola Zoo, Best Little Zoo In Spain
on Oct 26, 2009We used the Sat Nav to find the way into the Zoo, Fuengirola is a strange town as it is a bay below some large cliff ranges and the main road runs along the cliffs, we managed to get lost amongst some large road works and finally went round and round...

Quick Trip to the Cold UK
on Oct 26, 2009Well I had planned a trip to go and visit my family in the UK, I enjoy going to see everyone but I am getting more and more reluctant to go and suffer the miserable weather. I managed to get a really cheap deal for €50 return, but this actually is...

Selwo Adventura Theme Park - Crappy Place
on Oct 20, 2009We went to the Selwo Adventura theme park and it was out of town on the main coastal road and very easy to find, the road up to the park high on the coastal mountains was wide and I was surprised by this, i later found out why, the car park was too s...

Tale of Two Theme Parks
on Oct 20, 2009Last weekend we went away for a couple of days to the coast, just to make a change and be by the coast as i live about 1 hour inland and up in the mountains, it is my preference but it is away from the beach, the beach is nice for touristy things and...

Life Back in Spain
on Oct 8, 2009well I arrived back very tired but as I had been working night shift i wasn't that jet-lagged. Jenny had been telling me that the weather had been cold and rainy, I was very miserable at the thought of coming back to a cool autumnal weather but when...

Night Shift in Oz, making me Feel Really Old
on Sep 26, 2009I was hoping to get a normal posting here in Oz and it turned into a trial of endurance, i had already worked 6 weeks on 12 hour shifts getting up at 5.30am, now they put me on night shift, I wasn't happy, the job is easy enough, with very little to...