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Mirador (n) (Spanish) watch tower or look-out point. Cadiz is one of the best places in the world to find miradors. As the destination port of the Spanish ships from the Americas, it was where the treasure, of all kinds, … Continue reading
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It’s Tour de France time. We’re onto the second weekend of the annual, three-week event and the drama is as complex and captivant as ever. I have been following Le Tour since the days when the only UK reporting was … Continue reading
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Southern Spain is sweltering right now, with day time temperatures of over forty degrees Celsius. Outside is only truly pleasant in the early mornings or very late into the night. At friends for supper on Friday, we ate inside. We … Continue reading
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On Saturday night at 2200 hours the lights were switched on at the Feria del Caballo 2017 in Jerez de la Frontera. I have written before about this annual week-long festival ( see Feria ) but this year’s edition is … Continue reading
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‘Who is this Lord Howard? Someone from Thatcher’s time,’ said my friend Mario. ‘Declare war on Spain? What nonsense.’ Beside him a Daily Mail (Spanish edition) headline screamed about an Armada being sent to defend Gibraltar (Jebel-al-Tariq). Mario lived for … Continue reading →
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