by Debbie Jenkins | Celebrations, Cooking, Easter, food, Murcia Region, RECIPES
Kind of like eggy-bread or French toast, Torrijas are a wonderful way to use up left over dry bread and all those eggs our chickens are making now the weather has warmed up. As with all my recipes, which are usually passed to me from the ladies in the village (though...
by Debbie Jenkins | evergreen, Murcia Region
The Mar Menor is a closed sea which maintains a warm sea temperature whatever time of the year (except December and January when only the most hardy Brits will brave the waters!), with an average of 18 degrees centigrade. The Romans and the Arabs built thermal baths...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cartagena, evergreen, food
You can enjoy tapas in all the towns of the Murcia region, just pop in and point at what you want. However, many towns and cities are showcasing their bars and restaurants by hosting Rutas de Tapas, where participating bars offer their best tapas and drink for between...
by Debbie Jenkins | evergreen, Murcia Region
“The opera is a bit like sex: you never know how long it will last and you’ll feel a fool if you clap in the middle.” I don’t recall who coined these words, it was probably Mark Twain he had a way with a scurrilous comment and is attributed for all sorts of funnies,...
by Debbie Jenkins | Murcia Region
During five days Andalucian author, Simon Hugh Wheeler, is giving away free, three of his e-book titles.Santa’s Night Off. A comedy for all the family, in the form of a movie script, about what would happen if Santa was sick on Christmas Eve. Mrs Claus gets into...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, evergreen, horses, Murcia Region
In part one we had a go at downhill bike riding and kayaking, now let’s get into horse riding… Horse Riding One of the brilliant things about this region of Spain is the thousands of miles of tracks and trails. For horse riders, the idea of being able to...
