Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia – Special Anniversary Edition (with new chapter 25 years on)

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Ninguno de los dos tenían mucha experiencia en llevar un cortijo sin agua corriente, electricidad, perdido en medio de una naturaleza casi virgen y con unos pintorescos vecinos que intentan ayudar a su manera a estos "extranjeros de costumbres tan extrañas".

One of my favorite travel books ever. Similar to "A year in Provence" but so much better! " — Kimberly, 9/1/2012If you marry that man," which seemed highly likely as it was our wedding day, "you will never be bored." Chris Stewart and his wife Ana leave England to go to Andalucia to live their dreams as farmers in the mountains of Spain. This poor man met really not nice people in Spain. It made me sad to see how poorly he was treated, repeatedly.

Walsh, John (5 June 2014). "Former Genesis drummer Chris Stewart publishes his latest dispatch". Independent.co.uk. Recommended by my sister who says it is a cross between Peter Mayle (A Year in Provence, etc.) and Bill Bryson (A Walk in the Woods, etc.). I'm looking forward to reading it! " — Jane, 7/27/2013I agree that Orgiva is probably the worst town in the ALpujarras. The people are not friendly- but having spoken to a German man who has lived in spain for 50 years , he says because it is full of foreign visits (more like Hippies) the rest of the Alpujarras is beautiful The small villages Bubion, Campanieria etc are fab and the local are very friendly. A funny, generous, wonderfully written account of an family making a life and home in remote but enchanting southern Spain. Estaba tan lleno de entusiasmo y alegría que me sentía mareado. Cogí una naranja del árbol, la primera vez que hacía algo así. Resultó ser la peor naranja que jamás había comido." Q: You learned many new traditions and customs when you moved to las Alpujarras. For instance, Matanzas — what was that like? A wonderful antidote to…modern electronic life. I love this book.”–Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence