About
Welcome! I am a freelance writer who once fancied myself as an amateur photographer with an overenthusiastic desire to capture everything I saw.
Which means I have 20 years of photos from my time living and working in Spain in the form of slides and photo albums (from my analogue camera days), on USBs, in files on disused computers, on an old, neglected blog, Google Drive, Google Photos, dusty camera chips, Kodak picture CDs, lost or broken mobile phones.…
So, in short, I am an unorganised amateur photographer. This website is an attempt to rectify this defect. And, of course, to share my knowledge and passion about this amazing country with anyone who's interested.
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Very soon after moving from my native land Down Under to Spain at the end of the previous century, ready for exciting new adventures and exotic Spaniards, I met the father of my son with whom I was to live for the entire duration of my residency.
As a Spaniard himself, he introduced me to a side of Spain I would never have had seen as a tourist armed with only a book of 501 Spanish verbs and a limited list of key phrases. He helped me fall in love with the cities and villages, Spanish artists and architectural styles, the food I would never have thought of trying, and the out-of-the-way places I would probably never have had the opportunity of visiting.
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In the end I decided to stay and worked as a tour guide for American school groups in the holidays, travelling to some of the most exotic and visited tourist hotspots in the country. This experience taught me even more about what the land had to offer. It also taught me that middle-schoolers are not fond of walking.
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Now I’m based in the UK and this photography blog combines two of my favourite things - photography and writing about this amazing country, and is my chance to share with those interested in a side of Spain you don’t see or read about so much in the usual travel blogs.
For those who would like to learn more about the incredible food of Spain and the fascinating fiestas that are so unique to this vibrant and passionate country, please visit Memoirs' sister site Food and Fiesta. If you wish to subscribe, you will receive a FREE weekly newsletter with information about upcoming fiestas and easy recipes to try your hand at.
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