by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cartagena, evergreen, food, Murcia Region
Cartagena is a wonderful city full of interesting things to do and see. Here are just five ideas for a day out. 1. Eat tapas – you’re spoilt for choice as there are so many brilliant restaurants on offer in Cartagena. Techos Bajos is one of our favourites...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, apps, Beaches, Cartagena, evergreen
If you’re coming to visit the wonderful city of Cartagena here in Murcia, Spain then make sure you don’t waste a precious minute of your time and get hold of the Cartagena Android app before you get here. We’ve been working on a new system of...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cooking, evergreen, food
Many immigrants will say they want to learn the language of their adoptive country but will then find a myriad of reasons why they can’t: it’s difficult, they don’t have the time, there’s no one to teach them, it’s expensive,...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Bando De La Huerta, Celebrations, Fiestas, Murcia Region
After the religious celebrations of Easter, Murcians let their hair down with a Spring festival (Fiestas de Primavera). Bando de la Huerta (‘proclamation of the countryside’) on the first Tuesday after Easter is just one of the days of this special week celebrating...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cartagena, evergreen
Arriving in Cartagena by cruise ship you’ll be met by two arms creating the bay, making it one of the safest harbours in Spain. For details on the cruise ships entering Cartagena harbour take a look at this site: http://www.apc.es/general/apc13c.asp Ships from...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cartagena, evergreen, food, Murcia Region
We hit the Cartagena tapas trail in 2011, eating at eight bars, all in one night! We started with Pastelería Kuss on Calle Carmen, 8. It was supposed to be a surprise of chicken with orange sauce and crunchy sesame, the surprise was it wasn’t crunchy nor orangey! The...