We’ve been to the port town of Águilas (you pronounce it with the stress on the very first A) a couple of times over the last few years and we’ve always had a wonderful time. Our most recent visits included a spot of diving, some really great food and seeing a dolphin. I’ll tell you […]

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Wow. What more can I say? The festival was super cool, well organised and had some outstanding artists. The most important figures in the world of jazz, blues and bossa nova had an appointment at the XI San Javier International Jazz Festival - well that’s what the website (www.jazzsanjavier.com) said anyway.

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Scuba diving on the Costa Cálida is inexpensive, fun and accessible for all. Whether you’re a qualified diver or an enthusiastic snorkeller, the area has some really great dive sites; everything from wrecks to rocks and reefs. You can also dive all year round here, although the water can be a little bit chilly from December to March!

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Murcia is blessed with fantastic countryside and one of the best ways to explore it is a new-ish pursuit called geocaching. It came about when gadget freaks wanted an excuse to go out and buy the, then, newfangled latest gizmo: a handheld GPS receiver.  In 2000, the US government switched their satellites on to a […]

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My husband Marcus’ 41st year started with the unveiling of a power tool. For his 40th birthday last year I bought him an impressive red concrete mixer. He was very proud. Our knowledge of concrete making was limited - but it couldn’t be that hard, could it? We got out our big book of DIY, purchased […]

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“The opera is a bit like sex: you never know how long it will last and you’ll feel a fool if you clap in the middle.” I don’t recall who coined these words. It was probably Mark Twain; he had a way with a scurrilous comment and is attributed for all sorts of funnies, but […]

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After writing a piece for BMI Baby’s website I got excited again about how much there is on offer in Murcia. With something for everyone - from foodies, nature lovers and sun worshippers to students, party people and families - Murcia has it all. Here’s my top 5 list of things to do (let me […]

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My personal experiences of the luxury of a spa visit have been few and far between and, to be honest, a little scary. I once had a weekend break at Ragdale Hall, where the food was sparse, the treatments regimental and the alcohol non-existent (except for the illegal stash we kept on the outside window ledge […]

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