by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Fiestas, flora and fauna, food, Murcia Region, The Book, towns
After four more years of research, investigating, enjoying and eating (!) here in Murcia we’ve eventually finished the third edition of our popular book, Going Native In Murcia. This one is a whopper, with 3 times as much information plus town maps. I...
by Debbie Jenkins | Celebrations, evergreen, Fiestas, Murcia Region
There’s only one thing worse than not being able to speak the language when you live in a foreign country, and that’s speaking it badly! I have an affliction that I think many language students have at some point: using the wrong word at inappropriate...
by Debbie Jenkins | Celebrations, evergreen, Murcia Region
Taking Having Fun Seriously! “Eh, hombres, enhorabuenas!” Miguel El Gordo shouted at me and my husband Marcus, over the din of that night’s “entertainment.” The second night of our fiesta was punctuated with the clamour of a heavy rock band. It was two in the morning...
by Debbie Jenkins | Bando De La Huerta, Celebrations, Easter, Murcia Region
On the first Tuesday after Easter this one day in particular stands out – Bando De La Huerta (‘proclamation of the countryside’). If there’s one fiesta that you should go to in Murcia (apart from your local village’s, of course), this is it. Simply eschewing shorts...
