Rio Frio, Jaén – My Favorite Watering Hole
With the local tap water being loaded with lime and tasting of chlorine and many years using a tap filter that didn’t taste great – and expensive filters... Read more.
Embalse de Tranco, Spain – Tranco Reservoir After the Rains
A visit to Spain´s largest natural park – Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas in Jaén province over the weekend showed us the extent of the rains we´d... Read more.
The tiny town of Zuheros
By Rachel Webb This is Rachel Webb’s Favourite Article of 2025. The tiny town of Zuheros, just over the border from my home province of Jaén into Córdoba... Read more.
Which Camino Will You do?
By Rachel Webb The most famous Camino, the one everyone wants to do or has heard about is Camino de Santiago de Compostela or St.James’ Way, but there is more…... Read more.
Seville Orange Marmalade
By Rachel Webb Seville Orange Marmalade is easy to make and so satisfying to see your own home made products with hand-written labels filling your shelves.... Read more.
The Only Grade II Listed Model Village
The UK isn’t a big place. Break that down into its four parts – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and you’ll find our destination in England... Read more.
Yorkshire Parkin Recipe
As a Yorkshire lass, born but not bred (my parents moved south when I was four) Parkin was one of my favourite things. Memories of heading up the M5 to…... Read more.
Bijou Luxury in the Heart of Cordoba
By Rachel Webb Roman Bridge, Alcazar and Mezquita, Cordoba Cordoba one of Southern Spain’s most famous cites, contender for the European Capital of Culture... Read more.
Salmorejo Recipe – My Favourite Spanish Dish
Summer is on its way and Salmorejo, my favourite Spanish dish will soon be appearing on menus once again. It is eaten either as a cold thick soup or as…... Read more.
Hacienda Zorita Wine Hotel, Spa and Organic Farm
Lying in the Duero valley on the banks of River Tormes, not far from the Portuguese border, Hacienda Zorita is a huge, ancient, sandstone building, a former monastery,... Read more.