Category Archives: Finca Arboleda

Well that’s the last 4 months.

Just found some pictures in my spare camera and it made me realise what a varied winter we’d had. Then we had a small hurricane, whirlwind or some such thing, shouldn’t that dish be on the roof! Then when Spring … Continue reading

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Jamie Oliver in Andalucia

There was a great episode of Jamie Oliver on channel 4 last week. Although he wasn’t in Vera some of the scenery and of course the food was very similar. I nicked this from their website and there is a … Continue reading

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Spring Photos

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The Free to enter Prize Draw Raffle.

The First Draw…. What’s on offer? A Fantastic, New and Beautifully Appointed 3 Bedroom Villa plus a Fabulous Penthouse Apartment, again presented in perfect condition. What’s the story? Our friends have owned and run a successful estate agents in Vera … Continue reading

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Bird Watching around Finca Arboleda

We thank Maria and Eugene for this Bird Watching report they sent us. We hope the Twitchers out there enjoy it. Birding-report from finca arboleda 17december till 31 december 2009 We visited the following area’s: Rio Antas, Rio Almanzora, Faro … Continue reading

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2010 at Finca Arboleda

Like most people we don’t really know what the year will bring, will Arsenal win the prem…. oh that’s a different blog I suppose! 2009 turned out pretty much identical to 2008 in terms of visitors here but there was … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to those who like that sort of thing. We’re pretty low key here, off to friends for Kedgeree and Cava and then other friends for the full English Turkey and stuffing. Not that low key then really just … Continue reading

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Baby Hoopoes cont’d

Tom went back to the Hoopoes and two are still alive, she took this lovely picture. Since then we’ve had very high winds and the container has blown over so the hole in the top is now at the bottom, … Continue reading

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Not a happy ending…

Our friend Tom found a bird, probably a Hoopoe, which had had her chicks in an old petrol container. December is not the normal time for breeding so we were a bit concerned about them, it has really been like … Continue reading

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We are in the gang of ’94

Top Tip for a Dream Trip This Winter, Your Holiday Matters launches a new Seal of Approval in a bid to eliminate unpleasant surprises for holiday makers. Inspired by the growing trend of people choosing to rent out their holiday … Continue reading

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