This web site just keeps getting bigger ...and this part of it is still growing. More links will appear as time goes by.

Parking your car, in Spain, is seldom easy and the restrictions are often far from clear. There is now a page that explains all and pays particular attention  to disabled parking.

Just hiring a car in Spain can be full of pitfalls that are so easy to fall down ...happily I have a web page that will steer you away from the worst of these ...click here!

Ever bought stamps from a post office and had to queue for half an hour? There is another place to buy stamps ...you'll never guess where! This page even tells you how to ask for stamps.

Could you even recognise a Spanish post box? See a picture and remove all doubt!

Are you aware of the advantages of buying a phone card whilst you are on holiday?

If your hair dryer plug wont fit the hotel/villa electrical socket or you keep getting shocks of equipment that normally works okay in England, then this page is for you ...see Spanish adaptors you may never have known existed and quick fixes that might get you out of an otherwise shocking time.

Have you been told the story of the Spanish king who had a dreadful lisp and how this ultimately led to some forms of Spanish pronunciation that you will hear? It's a great story ...but is it true. Read on!

Probably the most comprehensive list of open-air markets in the provinces of Valencia and Alicante is available here.

I have an 'alternative' holiday survival kit for you that contains tips that  you won't find everywhere.

And the confusing road signs in the aforementioned provinces is finally revealed!

Happy with your present British mobile phone? You'd like to be able to use a mobile within Spain, wouldn't you? A mobile phone that doesn't ring back to the UK each time you use it and costs a fortune.

You don't want to buy another mobile phone to use in Spain, do you?

The good news is you don't have to.

To find out more, click here.

Spanish consumer law is more complicated than the British equivalent. Sending off the guarantee card you get with your fridge will not be enough to ensure that it gets repaired or replaced if it breaks down.

There is a solution, it's a tad bureaucratic ...but it does mean that you can rest easy.

The alternative is a really nasty surprise.

Find out more ...click here!

If you have ever tangled with the "Domo" Spanish telephone (see left) and found yourself wishing that you knew a little more about its functions and foibles then your quest may just have ended! An exhaustive description of how to use the various phone functions is available as an onward link from this page ...available in three formats! All you have to do is click here!

Oddly enough Telefonica have recently published a manual in English (price 14.95€ (or 13.45€ by email). Log on by clicking here. You may not want to shell out £10 and just cherry-pick from the online form on this site.

Car hire has to one of the more major subjects where things have the potential to go seriously wrong and when budget hire contracts can turn around and bite you in the arse. Fortunately, this web site can steer you away from some of the more serious pitfalls ...click here.

Believe it or not, there is a world of interest that is inland a little and you can explore it a little from this web site--just click here. Includes the famous "hanging house" of Cuenca.

Ever found yourself tongue-tied when trying to order a beer? I have three pages dedicated to this very subject!

Looking for a place to stay? Well, it so happens that you can take a look around a villa from this site--just click here.

People write to me with some really unusual questions. I decided to publish a collection of the best of these emails. Do take a look.