If you take a look at the fresh fruit on this market stall in Palma, you’ll realise the island of Mallorca is blessed with a wonderful Mediterranean cuisine. Along with the abundant fruit there...
Walking in the Serra de Tramuntana of Mallorca

After the huge success of our walking holiday in Austria with Inntravel, we were keen to pull on our hiking boots and book another one. Trying to whittle down our list of favourites from...
Where to stay and eat in Seville

Now you know how I fell in love with Seville and what we did during our short break, let’s end my Spanish sojourn with a suggestion of where to stay and eat in Seville....
What to do on a short break to Seville

If you want to get the lowdown on a destination you need to find a trusted blogger who can give you their honest opinion and advice. Which is why, not having the foggiest about what to ...
Falling in love with Seville

Seville. Why have I not visited you before? Throughout my childhood I was mesmerised by the opera, Carmen, which was set in this sultry, sizzling city. Georges Bizet penned it in 1875, a story about...
Recreating a childhood memory at #BML16

Who would have thought that at the BritMums Live #BML16 blogging conference in London I would recreate a precious childhood memory of drinking wine from a traditional Spanish porron. In 1972, aged 8, I accompanied my...
Going for Gold

2004 was an Olympic year. In Athens, finely sculpted bodies were pushing themselves to the limit to be ‘faster, higher, stronger’ while on the Mediterranean island of Menorca my body, seemingly sculpted with a...
Seeing Double in Majorca

Some of you may have seen the picture on the left before. It was featured in an article in Prima magazine about Mediterranean holidays of my childhood. I wrote about it in a post...