A house becomes a home through the people who fill it with life. For Malcolm and Lyndsay, restoring Finca de San Juan was never just about repairing walls, installing solar panels, or creating guest accommodation. It was about building a place where family, friends, and neighbours could gather, share stories, and create a memory together. As the months passed and the finca slowly transformed, so too did it become a meeting place filled with laughter, celebration, and companio

Spain is full of charming villages, but many of them go unnoticed. The country has 8,132 metropolises, and while some attract tourists from all over the world, others remain veiled. Under the Blue Catalan Sky: Malcolm’s Journey with Friends “Under the Blue Catalan Sky” is Malcolm’s personal journey—far more than a travel memoir—it's an invitation to adventure, laughter, and discovery beneath the endless Catalan sky. Picking up where “Beyond the Meander” left off, this vib

When most people think of Spain, they picture bustling cities, crowded beaches, and famous landmarks. Yet beyond the tourist trails lies another Spain, one shaped by ancient landscapes, quiet villages, and stories waiting to be discovered. For Malcolm and Lyndsay, their years in rural Catalonia revealed a side of the country that guidebooks rarely capture. Their journey through the Catalan countryside became much more than a relocation project. It became an exploration of his

Sometimes the biggest adventures begin with the smallest ideas. For us it started with a simple plan to find a modest property near Spain's River Ebro. What we discovered instead was an aging finca settled deep within the Catalan countryside; a place with no mains electricity, no reliable water supply, and enough renovation work to make most people turn around and walk away. We didn’t. We saw possibility. Falling in Love with the Impossible The old farmhouse wasn’t remotely w