Category Archives: spain

bodega day

18 Wednesday Aug 2010

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Had a great time yesterday. Went out to the bodega late morning and I got a bit of work done there while Victoria took care of some business. Then we went through photos together, made a video, talked about her upcoming work & travel schedule and, after a quick lunch at a small bar around the corner, came back to the bodega to work a bit more. Later on two wine distributors showed up for their tour of the vineyards, so off we went. Got back to the bodega a couple of hours later, hung out some more doing this and that until Victoria drove me back into town. Finally got home around 10.30, tired but very pleased with all we got done. After a nice shower I put on comfy clothes, made a snack, and sat on the sofa watching a DVD (and my favourite port view). It felt good.


This is a view of the vineyards (Granada is just behind that big moutain on the right). There’ll be more pics and info about the harvest and wine pressing later on… I’ve got so much new material to work with that it’ll take awhile to sort it all out. And I’ll have another meeting with Victoria in town one morning this week to review a few things. Did I say how much I love this job?

Back on holiday today.  🙂

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málaga feria, etc…

17 Tuesday Aug 2010

Posted by in fiestas, holidays, Malaga, spain, trips

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It was madness I tell you!

But it really had to be done. I couldn’t come to Málaga during Feria and not take part at least a little. So I wandered over to the centre of town around midday yesterday and took in the festivities. Málaga has a different way of celebrating their Feria. They do set up a big fairground, but this normally doesn’t get going until sometime after about 9.30 pm … so during the day the fair actually takes place in town. Boy, does it ever. Hoards of people were milling about, music was blasting and blaring … I took it all in for as long as I could stand to before deciding I had to get the hell out of there. And then I remembered a recently opened bar called La Reserva del Pastor that Victoria had told me about, so I headed over there hoping it wouldn’t be like many of the bars in the centre with their special “Feria menus”. And happily it wasn’t. In fact it was an oasis of calm in the madness that is Feria in Málaga. So I dragged my weary self up onto a bar stool, introduced same weary self to the owners and then was thoroughly and most pleasantly spoiled beyond belief…

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málaga, mi amor…

15 Sunday Aug 2010

Posted by in fiestas, holidays, Malaga, sevilla, spain, travel, trips, wine, work

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Going to Málaga sometimes feel like I’m carrying on a love affair with another city. What if Sevilla finds out? I’d really hate to have to choose between them. Honestly, nobody was more surprised than me when Málaga stole a piece of my heart last summer. Up until then I had never considered living anywhere else but in my beloved Sevilla, but I suddenly found myself checking out areas of town that felt like “home” in the same way that my street in Sevilla does. I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t decide between beachfront or city centre, so just as well that this isn’t a decision I’ll have to make anytime soon, especially if I can keep having occasional visits like this week coming up…

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sevilla blogfriends meet

01 Sunday Aug 2010

Posted by in friends, sevilla, spain, tapas, travel, trips

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So, who wants to come to Sevilla?

Some of you may recall that, just before I got sick, I tried organising a blogfriends meet here, which for obvious reasons never got off the ground. But a recent comment by Toybox made me think that it might be a good idea to try this again, especially as there are more and more cheap flights to Sevilla. And, depending on how many people come, I could find a nice inexpensive apartment for everyone to share. It also seems like a nice way of celebrating the mid-way point of my “six month reprieve” and I think it would be a very pleasant weekend getaway.

Sometime late September to mid-October would be a good time as the weather should still be quite  nice and not too hot, but really it would just depend on when people can make it. So, let me know what you think. I’ve also put up a page for queries and suggestions – and to sign up – which you can find on the page bar (look up) or by clicking on this link…

Sevilla Blogfriends Meet

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