Fifteen thousand visitors a year visit the Lanjaron Spa Baths. It is hoped to grow by up to 20 percent next year with the addition of a new 4 star hotel adjacent to the baths. The World Health Organization has recognized Lanjaron as one of the places with the greatest longevity on the planet. It [...]
Apr 202010
This is what it’s all about I guess. Why I live here. That contrast between the beach and mountains that can only be obtained in a handful of places in the world. Yesterday, we took the dogs down to the beach to play in the sea. A first for the husky, Khumbu. The backdrop to [...]
Some of the best images are sometimes those found on dull, ordinary days. From my experience the picture postcard shots are never the ones to live too long in the memory. These photos were taken by my partner, Kiesten this morning as the mists cleared after 3 days of rain. You can see more of her landscape and wildlife photography by visiting her blog.
Took this shot this morning from 20,000ft as our plane passed over Lanjaron and the Alpujarras. Conditions were very clear. The town can be seen, together with the water bottling plant and the wind turbines towards the Valle de Lecrin. The motorway from Granada to Motril can be seen running down the left hand side.
Jul 312009
Friday nights in Lanjaron, originally uploaded by spanishhighs. Shot from my cortijo late July Tweet
Spain, especially the spa town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras, is a great place to visit in June each year. The town is alive with the sights and sounds of fiesta. The famous Water Run (Carrera de Agua) on the night of the longest day is a totally unique experience too, re-enacting the worlds biggest [...]
Jun 152009
Tapa the bite sized mongrel running from the law Khumbu viewing the world from a strange angle Water cleaning the slobber from the leonberger’s jowls Tweet
Jun 122009
Yes it’s true. We had a good day’s skiing yesterday in the Sierra Nevada with our dogs, Bruno (leonberger) and Khumbu (siberian husky). We parked at the Hoya de la Mora above the ski town of Pradollano and made the 45 minute traverse on a good road and track towards the middle ski station area [...]
A nice collection of images of the town and countryside shot and produced by my friend, Pepe (Badaje). He has an interesting website at http://badaje.wordpress.com with more images, videos and comment about the town of Lanjaron. You need to speak or understand some spanish though! Imagenes de Lanjaronby pepebadaje Tweet
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. [...]
