A small team of birding enthusiasts, based in Lanjaron, are passionate about the area and its birdlife. They offer guided Birdwatching Tours tours in 4×4 transport, in small groups, to ensure you get the best the region can provide. There is always something fantastic to view! Depending on local bird activity you might be taken [...]
Jan 142010
Whilst researching into my Cameron ancestry my father, Duncan Hartley came across a heirloom kept by a cousin, Ian Cameron. It is a snuff box that his family have always thought belonged to a family member who was present at the battle of Culloden. It is engraved with the initials DC. Our own research suggests [...]
Dec 122009
Mid-life crisis? I had mine at 45, so that must mean I’m going to reach 90! Yes, at 45, I walked out of the well-paid Financial Directors role and turned to that great passion of mine, the mountains. I had been training as a mountain guide on a part time basis since 1983 so it [...]
Went on a half day birdwatch trip with birdwatchalpujarras.com run by Ian and Steve. They are a fairly new company that have set up their birdwatching tours base in our spa town of Lanjaron. We met at 10am outside a bar in Lanjaron, there were 9 of us in total in 2 4×4 vehicles. We [...]
Sadly my first dog, Rocky, died on Friday 22nd May 2009 after losing a battle with the horrible disease, Leishmaniasis. He was a great dog and faithful companion. I remember coming out to Spain in 2001. My pickup truck was filled with all my worldly possessions, so Rocky had to sit in the passenger seat [...]
May 142009
39 years on and the song “Working Class Hero” still has meaning, possibly even more so these days. Written by legend John Lennon and made a hit by Marianne Faithfull in 1979 it is a take on the class split of the 1940s and 1950s, and of the 1960s in which John Lennon was famous. [...]
It’s now official! My daughter, Emma, has been researching this subject for many years now. Her latest findings on the subject are shown on the short video below. Shot in Spains Sierra Nevada mountains by Spanish Highs Warning: Smoking Can Seriously Improve Your Skiing! by spanishhighs Tweet
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My father, Duncan Hartley, has been researching the family history for some years now. This has been a painstaking and at times difficult task. It has also been a labour of love. There is only one link remaining in a long chain that may extend back to the year 896! Below is his latest research [...]
Some thoughts and observations from my recent trip back to the north of England from Lanjaron. Parking at Malaga airport Now this might come as somewhat of a surprise to those of you who hate Malaga airport (and the years of renovation work we have had to put up with!), but we have found the [...]
