by Jane Johansen | Apr 7, 2016 | Travel Tales
A winter stay in the English Midlands Most people when they visit Britain tend to go to London, Edinburgh or maybe York, Bath or Glasgow. The vast majority of the country is completely missed by overseas visitors. The Midlands, as the name implies, is in the middle... by Jane Johansen | Jan 14, 2016 | Travel Tales
Living in Spain is wonderful but, as a born and bred northern European, sometimes you need to get away from the walltowall sunshine and endless red wine. We are lucky to have our family living in Norway so we can go there for a “fix” of normality a couple of times a... by Jane Johansen | Dec 18, 2015 | Travel Tales
Autumn is probably the loveliest time of year in Catalonia. It is mostly sunny, warm, but not too hot, and the tourists have all gone home so we can once again enjoy the beauty spots of the area in peace and tranquillity. At this time of year we like to go inland. ...
by Jane Johansen | Oct 29, 2015 | Travel Tales
By guest blogger Jane Johansen This is the million dollar question here in Catalunya at the moment – and there really is no clear answer. It is complicated: resentment towards the Spain and the central Madrid government is centuries old – and not helped by modern...
