To see continually updated of old fincas, houses and details click here… Read the postBuying a casa the Spanish way
To see more photos of this day click here When I bought the… Read the postA la mesa con una paella y la familia
List of building defects in my masia – I think this… Read the postLast disaster post of building defects
Raul is the most frustrating plumber I have ever met. He says… Read the postRaul and why he never comes when he says he will
At the time I was a happy camper when the boiler arrived… Read the postThe Damn Boiler and farewell to not a very beautiful relationship
By now my solar system was properly sorted and purring along nicely, but… Read the postBoiler what boiler and which one now?
Felix continued putting form in the land around the masia – re-distrubiting… Read the postConcentrating on the outside for a bit
Tim Brunsden’s video of the opening party Nit de Maestrat is here! To… Read the post¡Vive el Maestrat and party!
Montse used to work in radio and you can hear why. Her… Read the postMontse and her Bar at Sant Pau Monastery
It is now exactly a staggering 10 years since I first set… Read the postA celebration of El Maestrat!
They said it would never happen. The cost was toted across the… Read the postCastellon’s ghost airport comes to life!
There is a striking monastery outside Albocasser with a small café run… Read the postFallas costumes and Paella
Toni is a beekeeper and educator, not to mention someone with movie star… Read the postBeekeeping with Toni the beekeeper
Give me any excuse for a glass of wine and I will… Read the postLa Fira del Vi, wine festival of Useres
You are rubbing your eyes. You cannot believe what you are reading.… Read the postI was ready to love Ryanair and kind of do
I can believe, but do not want to believe how quickly time… Read the postIts that time of the year again, banging shutters and almond trees
A friend of mine kept on talking about an artist who used… Read the postPepe Nebot and life in a haze
You go into the super market, or even the wonderful food market… Read the postHow to peel a prickly cactus fruit and why you should
Wine making is of course a very long tradition in Spain. Back… Read the postA Spanish wine harvest or “vendimia”
It is a lamentable fact that in Spain unemployment among the young… Read the postA young woman of Spain
The castell a fifteen minutes walk from Atzeneta was showing a small… Read the postA sort of hippy artist
EL Maestrat where I live is dotted with old fincas, many uninhabited… Read the postMountain Life in El Maestrat
It was a lovely Spring day and just like summer. Three of us… Read the postSeaside days – by the coast
I have already written about eating out in El Maestrat, but that… Read the postWhy eating out in the province of Castellon is so special
Ever since I published my ex-pats post, the shit has kind of… Read the postJust goes to show and small island mentality amongst ex-pats
Perhaps strangely, now that my most used airline Ryanair has relaxed its… Read the postSpanish Provence
Before the solar installation, I needed to create an access road to… Read the postThe forest ranger, the tractor man and being prosecuted
II had paid my deposits, signed my contracts, and solar man Antonio… Read the postMasia Lavanda gets solar!
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