Photo by Florian Wehde on Unsplash Spain is a beautiful and diverse country that has something to offer everyone. From the stunning architecture of Madrid to the Mediterranean beaches of Barcelona, there is an endless variety of things to see and do. And of course, no visit to Spain would be complete without trying some of the delicious food and wine! Spain is a country with a rich and diverse culinary tradition, drawing on influences from all over the world. From the fresh seafood of the coasts to the heartland’s experimental molecular gastronomy, the country is home to a diverse range of cui ..read more

Granada is a very walkable city, one of its very best qualities. All the fun stuff is just 5 minutes straight ahead, 10 minutes that way, 20 minutes this way, up that butt sculpting hill (You’ll know all about it if you head to The Alhambra on foot.) you get the idea. It’s wonderful. There’s a lot to do and see, unfolding right in front of you. The centre isn’t massively huge so trust me when I say that you’ll cover a lot of ground in a matter of hours. While I very much delight in spending time in a cosy coffee shop corner (reading, working, people-watching…usually all three) or pausing for ..read more

A new post! A mirage! But also not really a mirage at all. I often wish I was one of those really organised, impressively ‘together’ people, but I’m not. Actually, no…that’s not true – I live by to-do lists (handwritten only; typed lists sink ships) so I’ll be kinder to myself (namaste)and rephrase: I’m not on top of things when it comes to consistently posting here. I’m lacking something. I’m lacking…CHUTZPAH. With 2022 coming up on mighty us fast, I would like to revisit this space and post something monthly, at the very least. My old layout is gone too, and the new one needs plenty of spr ..read more

A new video! It’s still only sights, sounds, and music, pals. OH AND SLOW MOTION OMG. There be no chatter, but there will be. Soon. Here’s some clips from an essential trip to Madrid (I swear, we had to show work papers and everythang) that shows more play than work. Oops. Looks like we drowned in alcohol. We did walk loads and do mundane things…I SWUR. Anyway, short and sweet, will be chatty on my next vlog. Have a nice rest of week and weekend! xxx     ..read more

Days of our lives sounds so dramatic, doesn’t it? It also prompted me to post this image. I couldn’t help myself. Despite the dramatic title (I always was kinda dramatic. Still am) I just published a vlog on a few days in my life. 2021 lockdown (well, kinda ‘lockdown’, we have freedom…more on that in a second) and what I got up to over the course of a week. Not **too** much, but I find these kinds of videos soothing when I watch other people’s, and while I hadn’t planned on doing any vlogs for a while and writing a bit more around here instead, I’ve been pretty quiet lately, keeping more to ..read more

Two videos! Two videos are live! Part 3 of Christmas was published 10 days ago and I planned to follow up tout suite with part four around this time last week but, alas, life got in the way. It be like that sometimes. So, if you have the time, I present you with not one, but two videos for your viewing pleasure/nightmare. Seems like I went WILD recording at Christmas…which kinda was the case (filling the void of not being at home, most likely) but it’s the home stretch now, the final part is New Year’s…if I was to publish the whole lot in part 4, that would be a very self-indulgent 40 minutes ..read more

Hello, hello! Hi, hi! Welcome back for part 2. Originally this was published on YouTube two evenings ago (for my VIP subscribers hey-yo!…just kidding. You’re are VIPs in my heart) but I’ve only had a hot minute to get the blog post part up now, and maybe I’ll go wild and put it on Instagram too. I know. Out. Of. Control. In part 2 you can expect more food (though we did restaurant repeat) some shiny new purchases, general goings-on around town…oh, and I ended up segway-ing into skincare a little bit. It was completely unintentional and I didn’t really go through a proper sensitive skin routin ..read more

Hello! From my couch! I’m covered in a patchwork blankie on the coldest day. Temperatures have plummeted here in Granada over the last ten days or so and, boy…can you feel it. Bone-snappin’ stuff. It’s not so bad right now, since it’s just past noon. The sun is shining bright and there’s not a cloud in the sky…so those little patches of light make up for it. But don’t be fooled. It’s as sharp as a tack out there. Although it’s bearable now, going back to when I got up at 7.30 this morning, my teeth were chattering like I was mountain biking at full speed down the Sierra Nevada, in nothing but ..read more

Oh, hi! Again…it’s been a while. One of my favourite things to type here. What a wild year, huh? We were lucky here in Spain for the most part (cases, not so much….relative normality, yes) in that we had the freedom to do a lot of stuff from the end of May right through until the end of October, once we followed the rules. We needed to wear masks (still do, of course) maintain distance, and douse ourselves in hand sanitiser, but other than that things felt relatively normal. These two videos are a collection of clips from May to October. Then from October 31st to early December, we had a new ..read more

…or many hot months. Literally. I just spent August in Granada, in SPAIN in general, of all places! Usually, from mid-July I’m in Ireland working away, come back here for a bit in autumn, and continue winter in Ireland for Christmas and all that jazz. Going back to the heat, boy, was it hot. But we survived it. And I’m as pale as ever. How does that work? I’m back with a new VLOG, short and sweet in Nerja. One of my very favourite places. Oh, to feel the sea air. T’wud send shivers down your spine. Even if I was all gooey and sweaty, a breeze dried me off ever so often. This VLOG is a little ..read more