You did? Fabulous. I was thrilled to see that Ryanair was still planning on flights into Reus from the more regional airports of Bristol and Liverpool. There has been a lot of grumbles about Ryanair slashing flights out of London – Stanstead (news reported 21st July) and Manchester (headlines 17th August) because the overheads at…
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Saturday 22nd August in l’Ametlla de mar – for tastings of ‘arrossejat’ followed by a Dixi night in the fishing harbour
Fancy doing something different this evening? Good! So why not pop down to the seaside town of l’Ametlla de mar just off the AP7 & N340 or the train line of Barcelona- Valencia? August 22 # 17:00h Fish Market XXV Arrossejat Cookery Competition. Taste the arrossejat. August 22 # 23:00h Fishing Harbour Dixie night “La…
Festes de la Cinta in Tortosa 5th -12th September 20009
Just when you think the fiestas are nearly all over we have a wonderful one in Tortosa with lots of activities going on in the main park, behind the police station. The dates are. 5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12 http://www.tortosa.cat/webajt/festes/cinta09/programa.asp The nights the Expats and tourists seem to enjoy the most is on Saturday 12th September at 20:30 http://www.tortosa.cat/webajt/festes/cinta09/programa/dissabte12.html…
Who knows not where the wasp does wear its sting? In its tail. (Taming of the Shrew)
This saying sprang out of the blue yesterday while I was pegging out the washing in the Lower Ebro Valley . The pesky little enemy stung me on the side of my big toe, between the sandal straps, and I was hopping about wailing trying not to drop a wet double sheet in God’s fairest…
Wells catfishing coupled with a WELLer welcome
Rain, rain and more dismal weather seems to be in play for the British summer. So why not take a few days off and a have a short break in Southern Catalonia? There are so many local British airports now flying into our nearest airport at Reus, near Tarragona. Bristol is another one that has…
Miss Sunday shopping? English goodies available this Sunday.
Dreading the queues and crowds of Saturday supermarket dash in the Lower Ebro Valley or Montsia? Well lets lighten your load today. This Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of month, when the amicable Brian Parkins holds his gathering of the Expats and locals at Casa Madera, off Camino Terrapico for his International social club, on…
I am tired of going to the same old, same old beaches. I want variety.
I am not saying that these beaches that I regularly visit are not glorious. Rather I am bored with them. I want to try somewhere different but not where I have to spend hours couped up travelling long distances in this summer heat. So where do I go? Do I go north from Terres del…
Expoebre:Fira de Tortosa – a “platform of opportunities”
The president Ricard Forés has announced that the 65th Lands of the Ebro fair (as it is better known across Tarragona) has a two pronged focus. The first is to provide the maximum attractiveness to make the journey for the multi-cultural communities to this fair worthwhile and pleasant in these difficult economic times. Secondly, the…
International Pottery & Ceramic fair in La Galera, Montsià – 1st to 3rd May
(Feria de la Alfarería y Cerámica, La Galera Del 1 de mayo al 3 de mayo) La Galera MONTSIÀ, borders on our delightful Catalonia and is easily accessible from all the arterial routes as displayed on the Google map. During the days of fair it is reported than more than eighty exhibitors of pottery and…
High on the hill is a lonely goat herd
Well, not quite Julie Andrews style but I am sure the locals won’t mind if you yodel on down or up the hill to the quaint mountainside village of Rasquera, to join in their annual goat fiesta ” cabra fira” this weekend. Yes once more they are celebrating this traditional fair on the 2nd and…