How come you are now living here in Sunny Andalusia after a career in a very dynamic and international environment.

"We have worked in the film and advertising industry for 25 years, I used to work as a Line Producer for commercials, featured films and TV series all around the world. A very interesting and glamorous work, but also very stressful and demanding. One of the advantages of being freelancers was that we have taken long breaks after each project, and one of thoses breaks - a very long one! - was one year back to nature in New Zealand. Do you know by the way the antipodes of New Zealand is Canillas de Aceituno? I discovered it recently. Coincidence? Who knows...

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One of my favourite destinations in the world is definitely Morocco. I had been there a few times, but last year I really wanted to make the crossing by boat. In fact, I ended up making the crossing 3 times in 2023, so I liked it that much ;-)

It was in the summer of 2022 that I saw acquaintances passing by on Instagram, it had not occurred to me before. They were doing a day trip from Málaga to Algeciras to take the boat to Tangier Med. After communications back and forth, they gave me the tip to definitely not make the crossing from this place, but from Tarifa. No sooner said than done. 

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Sitting on my terrace enjoying the lovely November sunshine and a pleasant temperature of 22 degrees, Christmas seems a long way off, but nothing could be further from the truth as the various villages and towns in the Axarquia, especially the city of Málaga, prepare to celebrate Christmas and the end-of-year festivities. After New Year's Day, however, the festivities are not over because Epiphany, 6 January, is an important public holiday here.

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Two of the greatest pleasures in life are good food and good music and myself and Caroline had the opportunity to combine both on a short trip to Granada. We had booked to see Suede, a rock group from the 90’s, at the Teatro de Generalife beside the Alhambra palace but it also gave us the opportunity to indulge ourselves in the world of tapas of which Granada is so famous for.

There are numerous accounts of how the custom of eating tapas came about, and as is often the case different regions of Spain claim to be the birthplace of the iconic tradition. The most logical account is that the word tapa comes from the verb tapar which means ‘to cover’ and in Spanish ‘tapa’ is the name for a lid. Barkeepers used to cover their customers drinks with a slice of bread and a small piece of cheese and ham to prevent dust and flies from settling in the glass. Hence ‘the tapa’ was born.

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