My wife had a major back operation in July last year and part of her recuperation is to walk
slowly on the flat. So this morning we jumped in the car and drove from our house in La Nucia to the outskirts
of the Terra Mitica Theme Park near Benidorm. It takes 10 minutes.

The area around the [...]

Another post from my dad!

There is nothing more visibly striking than deep red geraniums in full bloom against a bright white terrace wall.

In my experience I have found that a crop of geraniums will give a mass of strong colour throughout the year with a little care and attention.

Three aspects to bear in mind are: [...]

It isn’t always warm when you live in Spain!
Yes the Summers are exquisite but the winters can be cold. The Spanish villas are built to keep the warm out and the cold in and the one thing that my parents aren’t used too is living in a Villa with no central heating!
Yes they have their [...]

I have taken the following information from the aena website today;
“According to information provided by Eurocontrol about the evolution of the volcanic ash cloud, all airports in the Aena network are open. Valencia airport, which has been closed during the early morning, is operational from 8:00 p.m.
Also, you can get more information calling the Aena’s [...]

I opened my email to find a promotional email from Monarch advising that there is now a sale on flights. They are currently offering at least £10 off 1.8 million seats.

Initially I thought ‘big deal £10 is hardly an offer’ but I thought I would look into it and see what ‘bargains’ they are offering.
Firstly [...]