Another weekend in Estepona With the daytime temperatures hovering above 30C, this week we’ve spent quite a few of our day-time hours on the lovely long expanse of La Rada beach. With barely a breeze, the sun umbrellas are calm, the Mediterranean is reasonably warm, the daytime sand is hot underfoot and, without the summer crowds, there’s plenty of space for everyone to have a “front line” seat. Not wanting to neglect our “steps,” we’ve offset t...

RONDA Last year while in Seville, we’d talked about a day trip to Ronda but gave upon the idea when we had a couple of difficulties.....we seemed to have trouble figuring out which of the 3 bus stations we would use - and to be truthful - we really didn’t want to leave the beautiful city of Seville! As Ronda is only about 70km from Estepona, we decided that this would be the time to visit. After grabbing a couple of early morning chocolate croissants from ...

San Pedro de Alcántara Time flies - a week has already passed, the jet-lag’s gone and our body and minds have settled into Estepona life. Although we’ve noticed that evenings during the early part of the week are significantly quieter, the daily life of this Spanish coastal town is busy. As children go to and from school, and their parents and other members of the work-force goes about their daily life, we’re lucky enough to be able to be amongst them -...

First weekend in Estepona With a population of almost 70,000, our new home-base of Estepona is a town renowned for its beaches and micro-climate. Surrounded by mountains and the sea, it boasts over 325 days of sunshine a year. Popular as a predominately Spanish tourist destination, it remains one of the few coastal towns in the area that has successfully managed to retain its charm and character. As mentioned in my first blog, the Paseo Mediterranean is a gre...