Trip to the forest

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Veragooner

We took a trip into the forest to pick wild mushrooms, been here nearly 6 years and didn’t realise how beautiful it was there.Forest

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Of course the fantastic Autumn sunshine helps.
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Forest
Forest

Mountain views

Sea view

Sea view

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Los Velez

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Veragooner

We finally made it to Los Velez. The area is about 45 minutes inland and slightly north. There is a motorway or the cross country route. We took the later through Santa Nieva and it really is beautiful, hilly but a lot softer than the coast. The area is mainly used for Pig prodution and used to be quite pongy but we didn’t notice it, i think they’ve modernised a lot.

We stopped at Velez Rubio with its large Church and Velez Blanco which has a Castle, the yanks bought the contents a while ago so it’s empty now. This is also where the Indalo Man paintings were 1st found. We ended up at Maria which is a famous for its Jamon and there are lots of places that you can taste and buy.

We came back on the motorway and very nice day was had by all!

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Cab de Gata

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Veragooner
The Cabo de Gata has some fantastic, beautifully clean beaches, ideal for snorkeling. Fairly deserted and large enough not to be crowded, even in the summer.

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Why?

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Veragooner

This appeared about 6 months ago, it’s on the N340 about 500 metres behind our house. Noone knows why it appeared but i like it. Meant to take a picture ages ago but never had the camera on a fine day.

Look at that sky, it’s genuine, sooo Blue.

Why?

Why?

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How do people find our web site?

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Veragooner

We run a little tool called stat counter which gives us an idea how people find Fincaarboleda.com. Have they come from one of our paid advertisements or have they searched for “holiday apartment in Vera” or maybe “self catering villa in Almeria”  you get idea.

But no, by far the most common search is “picture of an Orange treee” and nearly all come from the USA, we’re pleased that Americans now know where that juice they have for breakfast comes from.

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Terraza Carmona

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Veragooner

Had a great lunch at Terraza Carmona probably the the best restaurant in town, worth a visit for local cuisine professionally served and prepared.

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We’re on Holiday

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Veragooner

Another great summer at Finca Arboleda has come to an end, don’t tell the weather though, it’s 30 deg in the shade.

Allthough we’ve cut our prices by 10% from last winter bookings are pretty thin on the ground so we’re having a week away from it all.

We’ve found a great place, been laying by the pool with the MP3 player all morning, looking a bit pinky so we’ve come in for some lunch and a bit of football on the telly, where are we?

Why not take a look  here.

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Trip Advisor

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Veragooner

We’re trying to build up a few reviews on trip advisor, if you’ve stayed here and can spare a couple of minutes please head along to our guest book where you will find a widget to allow you to do a quick review.

You can also add a couple of pictures which will be fun to see (pictures of Finca Arboleda and the area only please!!).

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What do they look like?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Veragooner

After the bogus Villa scandal we can understand that people are more cautious about handing over money to strangers for accommodation they’ve never seen.

We try and make people feel at ease before they book, even a rather silly blog like this should help people have confidence in us.

Now we have posted our pictures on the Finca Arboleda web page, I know people are going to say that’s Brad, Angelina and Lassie but no it is us!

How about sending us your picture when you book.

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10 pin bowling arrives

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Veragooner

A new 12 lane 10 pin bowling centre opened in Arboleas at the weekend. We wish them good luck with this brave venture and hope it is well supported. people who know me will appreciate Arboleas is a little outside my comfort zone and I shall probably stick to playing on the Wii.
Visit their web site here.

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