When it isn’t Jordanian Air Force personnel, it’s Swiss tourists that think that their scratched-on initials are more decorative than the original walls with exquisite Islamic calligraphy adornment. Is nothing sacred?
Ticketless Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
For a time, three or four years ago, before the crisis struck, Salobreña was looking forward to the long-promised bus station – something that the town has never had. Yet now…
Que Pollas Pasa con Google?
by Martin Myall •
Most foreigners have enough Spanish to recognise the second word in title as an offensive name corresponding to a male bodily appendage… or is it?
Frenchman Stabbed Defending Girlfriend
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional in Granada arrested a North-African man, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and attacking her boyfriend.
Hiker Rescued on Cerro Gordo
by Martin Myall •
Members of the Guardia Civil, Protección Civil and Almuñécar-based firemen were involved in the 2-hour rescue operation, which did not prove to be a simple affair owing to the difficult nature of the terrain.
Generous Alcampo
by Martin Myall •
Do you ever feel guilty about doing shopping in big department stores instead of local businesses? Well, for once, you needn’t, because Alcampo has donated 3,500 euros to social welfare in Motril… and it’s not the first time.
Three Kings in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
The Three Kings weren’t short of company as 3,000 villagers turned out to follow the parade, but before they did the circuit, they shot off over to Hospital Santa Ana to sprinkle the younger patients with presents.
Three Kings in Motril
by Martin Myall •
If you have a port, why not use it? Well, that’s what their Multiple Majesties must have concluded because the Three Kings arrived in town aboard a fishing boat, docking on a quayside, thronged with expectant faces.
Changes to the Church Street
by Martin Myall •
The steep hill leading up from the town-hall square (Plaza de la Constitución) to the main church is to have some work done on the stone steps, which have caused a few slips and bumps for the unwary.
Three Kings in Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
A dozen floats took part in the Almuñécar 3-Kings Parade, which set out just after six in the evening and took three hours to work its way round the thronging crowds of awe-struck kiddies.