Beautiful nature colors on my organic farm In 1981 I bought a ruin in the south of Spain That is where my life adventure started. It has not always been easy, but over the years I have transformed this place into a beautiful finca, which means farmhouse. When I moved to…
2 Unusual villages, Zahara de la Sierra and Setenil de las Bodegas in the south of Spain One of our hobbies, exploring Spain We like to make a nice day trip now and then, exploring special places in Andalusia. As Michael does not know Spain, I thought it was a good idea…
A beautiful but windy mini trip to the Natural Park Cabo de Gata-Nijar We needed a change of scenery so we decided to make a small trip to a nice place in the south of Spain. Michael came from the U.S. to Spain in August 2016 and had not seen it yet. It is…
Discovering our ancestors, the Neanderthal The province of Málaga is a real treasure trove for those people who are interested in old times. I mean prehistoric times. This province has so much to offer in the form of archaeological sites, caves, dolmens, and necropolises. For those of you who want to find out about the origins…
St. Francis of Assisi and how he created the first Nativity scene in 1223 Christmas traditions from old times Prior to the 13th century, Christmas was celebrated very similarly to how many people nowadays celebrate. It was like a party where you give presents to each other and eat a lot of delicious…
Our visit to Ronda, a unique town in the south of Spain When Michael came to live in Spain, I knew there would be many places to show him. So the other day we decided to make a day trip to Ronda, which is about 1 hours drive from where we live. The…
El Torcal in the south of Spain, a magical place Andalusia in the south of Spain I have been living half my life in the south of Spain. There are many special places to visit in Andalucia and one of them is El Torcal, an unusual and magical place. El Torcal was included as…
A trip back to my childhood A Kaleidoscope of color and gorgeous smells was awaiting me After more than 50 years I have revisited a special place in Holland, the world-famous Keukenhof. A spring garden which is a delight for one’s eyes. This huge park of 32 hectares, is beautifully laid…
A short trip in the Thunderbird to Alicante in the south of Spain This summer we made a very nice mini trip with the Thunderbird to Alicante. We left early Friday morning traveling towards Malaga then continued on the A7. This highway is called Autovia del Mediterraneo and most of the time it…
Native American Wisdom and some childhood memories Childhood Memories As a small girl living in Holland, I was very lucky to have a Mother who took the time to read to me. She read the stories, legends, and fairy tales written by world-famous writers like Hans Christian Anderson, or Rudyard Kipling to name…