“In The Garlic” a delightful read by Valerie Collins and Theresa O’Shea, must definitely be Number One book on “Must Have – Must Take ” list of everyone thinking of relocating or retiring out to Spain. The lovable, little Señor Garlic man on the cover will become your best friend and save you many headaches….
Author: Rosie Reay
Ebro Voice is the blog of author Rosie Reay to compliment her love of travel, languages, books and authors, history, research, local legends, news bits and bobs
, trends, reviews and other geographical and environmental information on this lovely L'Ampolla coastline, Ebro river valley and Ebro delta in Catalonia, almost midway between Barcelona and Valencia in Northeast Spain. There is a serious side to her research in promoting not only local business enterprises but her insatiable interest in the marketing, branding and etymology of global company and product names
“The Great White Shark” designs another 2 magnificient golf courses in Spain, Catalonia
Port Aventura will this summer have 3 very differently, designed golf courses to excite all golfers and challenge their skills. At the same time they have been sensitive to the natural environment of wetlands and white pine woods. Instead of bulldozing away they have incorporated it into the designs. Something that Greg Norman, the famous…
Rhodesian Ridgeback Puppies for sale
A litter of Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies with good pedigrees, all micro-chipped and fully vaccinated need good homes. They are now 7 months old. They are absolutely gorgeous with wonderful temperaments. The owners are devastated that due to demanding work schedules they are no longer able to keep all of them. The first one´s went at…
There is more to the Ebro lands than just fishing..golf has arrived!
You no longer need to tee off from a patch of “grass” in desert conditions. Decent “Pitch and Putt” courses (not the crazy golf style found in seaside towns) are springing up all over Catalonia. This latest news update, brings welcoming sighs of relief for the Ribera d’Ebre and Baix Ebre tourists, Expats and local…
Credit crunch in the UK, but Catalonia is still affordable for a holiday
Many readers are under the impression that Spain has become expensive…it’s still affordable…you just need to know where to look and to look beyond the rental door. Catalonia and the Baix Ebre and Ribera dÉbre are still offering good self-catering and Bed and Breakfast holidays. I recently received an apology email from an enquirer who…
No entiendo! I don´t understand
Have you just been awoken to one of those worrying phone calls where you have a chatty Spaniard or Catalonian jabbering away to you? He dots about his conversation with an odd English word, but you still can´t make any sense of it. Don´t ignore the call. Check the number of “Last Received Call ”…
Who will love me?
Two of my brothers have found lovely homes Now just four of us boys left alone. But who will love me? My brother Duke was easy to train None of us will cost much to maintain. I am used to other dogs and chickens too I love adults and kiddies too A walk and a…
Moving with Kids to live in Spain
With all the British press about knives and guns on the streets in the hands of even very young Britons is it any wonder that more and more young families are putting up the ´For Sale´ sign at their gate? It appears there is always the constant groan of parents, that their children can no…
Go Karts at Karting Salou Adrenalin Park – Re-opens March 2009
Summer holidays are looming and we are thinking now of finding different things to do especially with bored teenagers. But parents and grandparents get bored to and are never too old to try something new and exciting. “Driving a Go Kart is a Cinch!” Just two pedals, accelerator and brake – how easy can that…
Bonsai -more than just a plant in a pot.
Today is overcast and does not encourage sitting outdoors with a book. So what can we do that is different? Why not take a short drive up or down towards Camarles (Tarragona) onto the N340 and turn off at the kilometre mark of 1093 into the wonderful world of “Mistral Bonsai”? You may not be…