LIVING AND DYING IN SOUTHERN SPAIN

A well researched article to be used as a guide to Spanish traditions and customs that differ from what you may be used to. Continue reading →

OF ST. GEORGE, SHAKESPEARE, CERVANTES, ROSES, BOOKS AND DRAGONS

Today is Saint George’s Day, celebrating the fictitious patron saint of England. It is also Saint Jordi (that’s George in Catalan), when tradition demands that a man receives a book and the woman, a rose. There is a connection but the whole thing starts in the year 303 in Capadocia, a somewhat elusive place (depends … Continue reading →