Cooking becomes a whole new hobby out here. The cooking is shared by entire families and the men still claim they are better chefs around the barbecue than the women. Fine, by me, Angeles let´s have that one glass of red wine now! Ganz einfag! Germans make great potato salad, both hot and cold. Oktoberfest would…
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
…I´m only a WOMAN…
Life is so utterly different out here for a woman , when you put down your roots as opposed to just vacationing. A woman´s role takes on many different and very sharp learning curves here in Baix Ebre. You tackle huge projects, unaccountable tasks, manage the most amazing life-changing factors and stress and dire, family…
Where ladies ” black fishnets ” take on a whole new meaning…
The world of a Lady River Guide for Carp and the Giant Wells Catfish takes on a whole new outlook on the proverbial “ladies black fishnets” – or “keep-nets” as is the River Speak. This is one entrepid lady fishing guide! Don´t be mislead by her petiteness. Natalie Hull has great temerity, matched second to…
Concurs Popular de Truites i la Paella por Jesusencs
DIMECRES -11 juliol (Catalan) – Wedneday 11th July. Mid – week and fancy doing something different tonight and not wanting to wait for the weekend to go out, come on down to Jesus in Tortosa and watch the giant paella competition. What is even better you are invited to share in the spoils of…
The Catfish Tailor…
>> For a truly tailored catfish experience, look no further than www.EbroCatfish.com << Graham is a very experienced River guide who personally tailors his plans and decides whether it is better to take a short drive up to the L´Assut (the Weir) at Xerta, off the C12 route, with “it´s fast flowing shallows and deep…
API´S WILL MAKE FOR HAPPIER AND SAFER TRAVEL TO SPAIN & CATALONIA.
Do not be put off travelling to Spain because of new custom regulations! These are being enforced to protect you and other citizens in Spain. This has reared its head as a fore-runner of the Europe -wide initiative to standardise immigration procedures. Those of us who have travelled several times across the Atlantic will consider…
MIQUEL TO THE RESCUE -¿Que passe? –
English speaking car mechanic. This business card says it all. When in Tortosa and you have that strange noise under the bonnet, or wobble in the wheel, that you cannot even describe in English, let alone Spanish, then it is time to visit Miquel. Why is it always when you are running late, to drive…
Hola Holland de l´Ebre =MadeinHolanda
Each day living in the lands of the Ebro, I am surprised how many NL registration plates I see. A Dutch friend of mine, Angelique Keuning, (met initially from her enquiry for holiday accommodation in the Mora area) will now be moving out to our region next year. We met at Tea Gardens in Tortosa…
Wine tasting on Barceloneta Skyline Terraza-Catador de vinos
How about leaving the finca for a night away ? Fancy a little bit of culture? A night in a beautiful city with the most amazing views of Barcelona´s marina? Well, a very handy e-newsletter arrived this morning offering you that opportunity, Don´t you just love checking your email before having your breakfast under the…
PHISH BAIT or fish bait?
When living in these areas of the River Ebro and the Delta one escapes to a local village “casal” to avoid the afternoon heat and absorb your daily fix of “Cafe Americano, while other tourists may be downing cold beer, but you soon learn alcohol and sunshine don´t mix. You stretch out and relax. “Bueno!” It…