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24th February 2020 • 0 Comments The tragedy of Idlib – then and now

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Fiona Dunlop is a seasoned travel and food-writer who has been ‘abroad’ for much of her life. She doesn’t count countries but aims to dig deep beneath the surface of the places she visits. Food has increasingly become her focus, without forgetting art, architecture and design. Andalucia (Spain) is her second home, but French her second language!

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Lazy days ducking the scorching heat & soothed by

Lazy days ducking the scorching heat & soothed by my oh so melodious brass wind chime - all the way from Mandalay in Burma
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#terracelife #olivegroves #cordobaprovince #light&shade #hot&halfhot #windchime #watchingtheheat #summerscorcher #andalucia #andalusia #spaintravel

A plunge into the void - or rather Ronda’s verti

A plunge into the void - or rather Ronda’s vertiginous tajo (gorge) on yet another baking day. Way down below trickles the Rio Guadalevin. Not surprisingly the Romans fortified the town - so strategic, so safe!
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#ronda #gorge #canyon #vertigo #dontjump #fortresscity #romanorigins #overthevoid #andalucia #andalusia #spaintravel

What’s going on? : : : #terracotta #tiles #shad

What’s going on?
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#terracotta #tiles #shadows #hand #terrace #anotherhotday #spain

What better lunch when it’s over 40 degrees? Del

What better lunch when it’s over 40 degrees? Deliciously seasoned & barbecued by Clive of @finca_las_encinas (in my book Andaluz)!- plus a host of cool salads
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#sardines #bbq #hotlunch #silveronsilver #andaluz #lunchintheshade #omega3 #andalucia #andalusia #mediterraneanfish

Back to the lake in all its hues for my morning sw

Back to the lake in all its hues for my morning swim. Other beach occupants include rabbits desperate for a drink 🐰🐇
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#lakeside #pantanodeiznajar #reservoir #colourcoding #highsummer #40degrees #andalucia #andalusia

I love this beaten up old door in the village - ne

I love this beaten up old door in the village - never changes though the white paint around it gets renewed. I suspect it leads nowhere…
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#greendoor #oldpaint #flakey #doortonowhere #knockknock #pueblo #andalucia #andalusia

Keep the sound on for tinkling goat bells as they

Keep the sound on for tinkling goat bells as they trot through the Sierra near Ronda. Stunning landscapes & goaty hazards
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#goats #goatbells #sierraderonda #hitanddry #andalucia #andalusia #spanishescape

Terrace with a view & without a drink : : #hoteli

Terrace with a view & without a drink
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#hotelinronda #ronda #wheresthewaiter #serraniaderonda #palmtrees #anotherhotday #andalucia #andalusia

Framing the view of the Sierra de las Nieves @finc

Framing the view of the Sierra de las Nieves @finca_las_morenas_andalucia - an idyllic casa rural in the hills near Ronda. Artful owners Simon & Mhairi combine landscaping & design skills in a totally rural context
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#casarural #selfcatering #sierradelasnieves #cicadas #pineforest #framingtheview #rusticchic #hotday #andalucia #andalusia

More gifts from the gods / trees of Andalucia. Fat

More gifts from the gods / trees of Andalucia. Fat & juicy
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#bowlofcherries #cherries #olivegroves #tastecontrast #lifeontheterrace #hot #andalucia #andalusia

Sinking daily … the water level of this reservoi

Sinking daily … the water level of this reservoir which we like to call a lake is now about 25%. When I first came here 12 years ago it was as high as these railings.
This morning even more is being pumped off. Why? Allegedly to irrigate the rice fields about 25km away. Yes, rice fields in Andalucia’s hottest inland region! Senseless. Further east another reservoir dwindles in order to water avocado trees… thirsty little things.
Time they realised that those products don’t suit such arid wastes. Stick to olives! Be sustainable! Save water!
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#reservoir #shrinkingwater #watershortage #wrongagriculture #unsustainable #andalucia #andalusia

37 degrees at 8pm yesterday but Iznajar’s Mooris

37 degrees at 8pm yesterday but Iznajar’s Moorish castle still stands proud - it’s been there since the 8th c, tarted up since
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#castle #moorish #castillo #iznajar #hotday #andalucia #andalusia #spain

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