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In August 2007, Allan Davies and his wife Rose, having lived most of their lives in their beloved Dorset, gave up their careers, left behind friends, family, acquaintances and all that was familiar to start a new life in Southern Spain.

Usted puede pasar mucha crema para el sol en un ocho verano de mes!

'Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun' or so the song goes, but you have to be more than a little mad or just English to go out in this heat!

Los campsites de buenos días, esperan que todo sea bien con usted e con su mondo

Now what's all this rubbish about rubbish? Am I going mad or did I read somewhere that a number of councils in England are distributing up to five different refuse bins to each household and demanding they separate their own waste? Did I further read that collection of said rubbish containers will only take place once every two weeks!

No puede ser el paraíso, pero preferible que donde fuimos!

At around 22.30 last night, in a clear sky that hadn't seen a cloud in nearly four weeks, an overly bright star went hurtling over head from the South West to the North East. It was very distinctive and travelling very quick. I followed it's path as I lay on the terrace, star gazing, with a can of Cruz Campo' in my hand, (no, I'd only had the one!)

Dónde Jamás yo coloca el sombrero, eso es su hogar!

Let’s not take on so this week, I think I did enough complaining about moaners and groaners and the negative state of the world in general last week, let’s get back to the positive.

El césped es sólo más verde si usted se deshace de las hierbas!

Is it me, or has the world gone mad!!!? Stories of corruption and mismanagement in the Government are reported on daily, nothing is done.

La felicidad tiene a su mejor amigo con usted donde quiera usted es!

As well as the physical aspect of two-wheel transportation, namely the bicycle, nothing can compare to that of the love of perambulating the open road on a motorbike!

El fin de semana comienza siempre que usted lo desee a!

Are people funny about their football or what? I've just come home after enjoying a few beers at the local Venta where a Euro 2008 football match involving Spain and someone else, (shows how much I know about footy!) was being televised.

Aahh, ahora mi cena era estupendo!

Healthy mind healthy body don't they say? Well, the diet can certainly be healthier here but indulgence of such rich and plentiful delights can also be your downfall, so it's no good thinking all this good food is just good for you, it can invariably put the weight on too.

El Lunes por la mañana y la vida es una playa!

If there's one thing we all appear to have in common at the moment, it's the fuel price crisis which is affecting everyone Europe-wide. Even here the price at the pumps has all of a sudden gone through the roof.

¡Ha estado lloviendo gatos y perros!

Now is the summer of our blissful content!' (Richard the III, Not!) May is almost at an end with the extended season of sun, sea, sand and sangria well upon us.