living a great life in Spain

It is hard to beleive that winter is still with us when the sun is in the clear blue sky day after day but if my guest bookings are any indication summer is well on the way. I have been liasing with prospective guests all weekend and it is clear that crisis or no crisis, holidays are on their minds.

Just as well as it is said that holidays are one of the most valuable tools we have for our wellbeing. A time to relax and explore both the shoreline and our inner selves since we mostly do not have time in our every day lives for this luxury.

Just imagine if there were a government benefit for holidays how many people might not need to take time off sick !

The build up  and expectation alone can spark us into a happier frame of mind so all in all I beleive the happiness a holiday can bring starts with looking at all the glossy photos, choosing a destination to on through the holiday itself and beyond to the memories and sense of wellbeing a good holiday can bring. 

In the holiday frame of mind even a delay at the airport can fail to ignite us to anger, I hear the Iris recognition machines are to be phased out as a failure so will be unlikely to hold us up anymore meaning we will need to turn to lost baggage and bad weather before we end up reading enless magazines over bad cups of tea awaiting the announcement of our delayed flight! 

Did you know that a London float is taking part in this years Carnaval in Rio?Complete with a black cab and Big Ben !

 Our own version at school yesterday featured diverse costumes on children aged from 3 to 11 and games held in the playground.

According to the teachers local cuts have caused the changes, usually a policeman accompanies the children around town together with a local band and the traffic is stopped for the spectacle

Many of my Spanish friends seem to believe that the cuts should be stopped, but none of them have offered any solution to where they think the money should come from since there isnt any in the coffers.....

Personaly I think if what you are doing isnt making a living, then change what you are doing. Bit pointless going on marches demanding the cuts be... well... cut

Did you know that the crystalised sugar in alcoholic drinks are all different to each other when magnified ?  Just like snowflakes, honest, must be true because its in the Telegraph 

Did you know..... we are amongst the luckiest of folk here on the Costa Blanca, just today I was walking along the beach in bright sunshine in February, stopped for a coffee (still think the coffee in Spain is the best in the world) and croissant which came to 3 €uros  HUH tell that to Starbucks !