I have a confession about apartments. I do not like washing towels on holiday. I am not lazy, but I do like about three showers a day when it is warm, and in most self-catering places that means a damp pile in the bathroom by Tuesday and a chore you did not come to Spain …
We were walking to La Mina. We never got there. That is not a complaint about La Mina, which we often go to and have written about at length. It is simply what happens on Rincón de Ruzafa. The square has several tapas bars within a few yards of each other, and on this trip …
I had found La Juana before this trip and wanted to try it, and I was fairly sure my wife would like it. I was right. We went once, and then we went back, which on a nine-night trip with an Old Town full of bars to choose from is about the highest praise I …
Manchester Terminal 3 late on a Friday night is not where a holiday begins. It is where a holiday waits to be allowed to begin. We got there early, which was a mistake, because T3 rewards nobody for punctuality. There are a couple of small WH Smiths, a KFC, a bar or two, and then …
Issue 80 of The Benidorm Bulletin, sent 4 October 2026. An archived edition.
Issue 79 of The Benidorm Bulletin, sent 27 September 2026. An archived edition.
Issue 78 of The Benidorm Bulletin, sent 20 September 2026. An archived edition.
Your green sticker does not get you in. What the ZBE really asks of visitors, who does the paperwork, and the free car park that sidesteps it.
Issue 76 of The Benidorm Bulletin, sent 6 September 2026. An archived edition.
Issue 77 of The Benidorm Bulletin, sent 13 September 2026. An archived edition.