March 2009

Many people were friendly and happy to assist with my limited Spanish. I managed to ask  directions to a bank and tackled 2 bus journeys, finding the exact bus stops in a maze of ´stops´ around Allejula and understood departure times for a trip to a Butterfly Farm about 12 miles away. The pupa are exported to zoos or gardens around the Read more

The 1st week was spent getting used to the different weather and my lifestyle compared to the UK. The temperature was a balmy 25 to 28 degrees with a brisk wind and mostly blue skies. There was time on my hands after years of full-on studies, working and mixed health to just sit in plazas watching Read more

Preparation and packing…..