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SKOL – Marbella’s modernistic 1960s icon
AMONTILLADO & OLOROSO The sophisticated, aromatic, and bone-dry sherries from Jerez
Am I just Vintage or completely Obsolete?
MY FIRST PISADA Andalusian grape stomping in the 21.st Century
UBRIQUE – The White Village that became the world’s leather capital
FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE 1950s With Sophia Loren and the King of Sweden on board
7 stops from Rome to Tokyo – Life of a SAS air hostess in the 1950s
The arduous and joyful task of restoring a village ruin
Creativity vs. destruction in times of war
A Norwegian bodeguero in the sherry golden triangle
CEUTA – a disputed pearl between oceans and continents
La Casa de las Cuatro Torres – unique in the world?
Cádiz – a touch of Havana on Europe’s southern tip
Having a heart in two countries
The classic art of Cordobese leather – 1000 years in the making
Once upon a time – Love in the time of Corona
Meet Spain’s (only) genuine Norwegian olive farmers
A growing pleasure – 10 reasons to plant a tree
Progress vs Patrimony – Ronda’s eternal struggle to become a 21st Century town
Almond liqueur with an Andalusian twist
Women of rural Andalucía – From illiterate to university graduate in three generations
The new Scandinavian eco cuisine – A conversation with chef Fredrik Anderson at Finca La Donaira
A jolly pedal along the Spanish Via Verdes
Autumn 2020 – Seize the possibilities within the limitations
A dozen + 1 reasons to spend a weekend in romantic Ronda
Tinto de Verano and other Spanish thirst-quenchers
The joys of community gardening – far beyond fresh vegetables
Spain’s one kilometre of freedom
Breathe in. Breathe out – week five of lockdown in southern Spain
Mindfulness through the quiet storm
Fighting for Andalucía’s public trails – Barbed wire fences and locked gates
Lérida and the lesser known Spain
Going Nuts in La Serranía de Ronda
Divine Spanish Holiday Treats – spending a day in our local convent kitchen
The Madrid Climate Conference and the ‘no-pasa nada’ rural Andalucía
Want to learn Spanish? Seven tips on how to go native
Long weekend in Lisbon – a pastel city portrait
A subterranean meeting with the new Neanderthals – La Cueva de Ardales
Nocturnal grape harvest at Descalzos Viejos – Possibly Spain’s most spectacular vineyard
Sensational Andalucía – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch impressions from the Spanish south
The Legends, Lies And Secrets Of Ronda’s Majestic Mina De Agua
The olive tree – a pictorial guide to its many split personalities and idiosyncrasies
Does anybody sleep on Andalusian summer nights?
When given two buckets of plums, tis’ time to make another Spanish liqueur!
What do Philippe Starck, olives and Ronda have in common? LA Organic Experience
When your new neighbours move in with a crowbar – Squatters in Spain
Visiting Setenil de las Bodegas – where the Heavens are made of rock
Ronda’s annual National Ham-Cutting Championship – Maybe soon a new Olympic sport?
Making an Andalusian wall fountain and still having ten fingers to type the tale
Doing El Camino Light – A week on ‘the way’
The many skeletons and secrets of our Ronda neighbourhood
From Delhi to Palm Desert – My Andalusian Tales travel the world
Algaba de Ronda – A retreat to Eden
Day trip to magical Zahara de la Sierra and a few notes on rural travel with octogenarians
Happy New Year, again – Meet the Muddy Pig
Coincidence or destiny? How my Andalusian tales became a book
Will the Spanish ever be on time?
SNOBB’s Annual Wreck Award –12 of Ronda’s Memorable Abandoned Buildings
All I want for Christmas is nada
Haberdashery Heaven – Discovering Spain’s love for sewing
Confessions by a former IATSE film technician
From Dust to Dust – Rites of passage in rural Andalucía
Unfolding the story of Andalusian doornails
After the Disaster – and why Less is almost always More
When Ruby, the New York Teabag Artist, came to Ronda
Looking for a new Camino? Try village-to-village walking in Andalucía
Another Andalusian pet joins our family – Meet Leopoldo, the jasmine lover
This week’s escapade – the not so known corners of Old Town Málaga
Behind closed doors – Joining the sisterhood in the 21st century
Enjoying life’s simple pleasures, such as breakfast at Juan’s
Escaping the Spanish heat in tropical Norway and discovering how mom learned to swim in 1944
Jesús the embroiderer – a Gender Bender in rural Spain
Following the Roman trail through the Iberian south
El ‘Look’ de primavera – the annual Andalusian scarecrow style update
The battle of the loos – Another rural Andalusian tale
Pedro, El Herrero – our barrio’s last blacksmith
Hooch making in the Spanish south – How I became the creator of fine-ish Andalusian liqueurs
The bridge that divides us – Ronda at war over crumbling patrimony
The school that never was – The silent victims of political party bickering
‘Well-Matured Horse Manure For Sale’ and other WhatsApps you might only receive in rural Andalucía
How I against my better judgement became ‘La Teacher’ to a mob of Andalusian toddlers
Really? There are still people out there making brooms by hand?
Oh No, not another sunny day… Living with Global Warming in the Spanish south
When tragedy strikes our Andalucian town. Moving beyond the pain
Bringing Spain to the far north – A fjord-swim adventure
Last days – An expat’s reflections on ageing and dying in Andalucía
From accused pet killer to pet lover – How Andalucía has changed me
Why is our beautiful Andalusian town not as ‘green’ as it ought to be?
The reincarnation of Gonzales, the scarecrow
‘Los Olivos’ gets a makeover. An Andalusian renovation story
A slightly tipsy, but ever so tasty visit to the golden triangle of sherry making
Monastic stay with infinity pool in Andalucía’s city of dreams
Four years in Andalucía and I am still pinching my arm
The ‘horrors’ of spending winter in Ronda
La Sierra – not for the faint-hearted, light-headed or high-heeled hikers
The (yet-off-the-air) Andalusian Extreme Makeover Home-Edition
Why I will never be completely fluent in Spanglish…
Vertical Thrill – Living on the edge in Ronda, Andalucía
The Hidden, the Buried and the Living History of Übeda, Spain’s Renaissance Jewel
My TOP TEN Andalusian Ruins and FixerUppers – The Official Countdown
Tamarind… Que? Why rural expats head to the Costa del Sol to stock up on exotic cooking ingredients
Rural Andaluz Hashtag Virgin gets a Lesson in the Lessons of Instagram
Getting lost in the Old Kissing Corner and other alleys of Sevilla’s Judería
At The Right Bar At The Right Time – How to get things done in Southern Spain
Forget about washing the car. It’s raining Sahara sand again…
Walking on air – the deadly Caminito del Rey has become a walk in the park
Waist high and nose deep in lavender
What NOT to do to survive the Andalusian summer
Sweeping vistas, legroom and bar trolleys – Consider the train next time you travel in Spain
“No, the other right…” Andalusian road tripping with a directionally challenged co-pilot
“OMG, she is at it again!” When the wife prefers refinishing Andalusian furniture to cooking
Fashion notes from rural Andalucía- tassels, panache and bling
Finally moving into our house in Ronda, at 43°C through a wobbly ladder
Forget about Gibraltar’s tax-free, Bobbies and monkeys. Hike La Roca!
Cheers, chatter and chorizos – Andalusians on the hiking trail
The magical cork and why every self-respecting wine should want one
Victims of our Annual New Years Theft – Starting the year with a very clean slate
The house saga continues – De-construction and digging for dead moors
The backbreaking road to liquid gold – our first olive harvest
Permit? What permit? The eternal wait for Spanish construction papers
Surprise! Buying a Spanish house and discovering we have quintuplets…
Searching for the ideal Andalusian ‘fixer-upper’
Steady hands! Restoring a 350-year-old baby Jesus statue
Is it the heat or was that mountain talking to me?
When I was ‘barred’ from my first Spanish election
With obstinate donkeys, randy mules and strapping stallions on the trail
The joys of ‘getting lost’ – Hiking in Andalucía’s sierra
Fifty Shades of female regression return to our Barrio
Proudly ‘Andalu’. So why are the Spanish laughing at us?
Peace love and frozen fingers – Yuletide a la Scandinavia
Farewell to Sevilla’s legendary Duchess
La Feria de Ronda – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Nocturnal pilgrimage to Olvera in black and white
Embracing an 800 year-old giant
Mother Superior’s Mini Storage and other nun’s tales
“Roll camera.” “Zet.” “MOTÓR!!!”
BLOGGING TOUR – Passing on the baton
The World Cup comes to the village
Global goals & local action – our first annual ‘Ronda Limpia’ event
Who would have thought mom would move into a flat!
Ronda Limpia – Cleaning the town, one bin at a time…
A visit to Sevilla’s virgin-maker
Ronda, a worthy World Heritage Site?
When the young buzzard came to town
The most difficult and circuitous road to a Spanish driving license
Tinto de Verano and other Spanish thirst-quenchers
Community gardening Andalucía style – or “Who let the sheep in?”
How I finally became member of The Ladies of Ronda Dumpster Diving Society
Locked in the dark with 4000 bats and 30.000 year old human remains
Wild strawberries, skinny-dipping and other tales of Norwegian midsummer
Impromptu lesson in cooking paella for 50
Edging the void on quivering knees
Car Boot sale with Sunny and Cher
Costa del sol – development and decay
The Ladies of Ronda Dumpster-Diving Society
House hunt and the secret of Andalusian sausages
On broke banks and Spanish cueing-culture
A new day dawns in the ‘barrio’
Long Distance Living and how my parents agreed to marry over the phone