Life in Culebrón

In 2004 Spanish bookshops were intimidating places. Berlin Wall like there was nearly always a counter and the books were behind it. They w...

Spain is bespattered with Chinos, Chinese owned shops. There are two principal types. One is like the old British corner shop where the f...

I was sitting in the garden. I had my feet up and a beer in one hand and an electronic book in the other so I was reading and drinking or ...

"You use a lot of continuous tenses in your books. Is there any particular reason for that?". It's an interview on the BBC R...

Once upon a time we lived in Ciudad Rodrigo in the province of Salamanca more or less on the border with Portugal. It was a lovely spot bu...