Spring comes early in the Alpujarra

Last week Juviles was effectively cut off from the world by snowfall and temperatures were well below freezing. The forecast for this week is bright sunshine every day, with temperatures up to 15c (which is almost 6o Fahrenheit). It'll get gradually warmer week by week now, and by the end of February the almond trees - the most representative flora in the region- will be in blossom, and the swallows should be back from Africa a month or so later. We're still offering a 20% discount if you book before the end of March - whenever in the year you choose to visit - and Easter is still available.

Save 20% on a booking at our house

I haven't had an enquiry on the house for a few weeks so I'm trying a discount ad on villarenters. If you prefer to book directly I'll extend the same terms, which are that if you book any full week or weeks for 2009 before the end of March, I'll give you 20% off. Prices now start at £200 per week (less 20%, of course, so that's £160) during February and March, rising to £350 (£300 with the discount) for the English school holidays. I'm putting the prices up soon - so that there's some relationship between pound and euro prices - so it won't ever get this cheap again.

Hola, hola, hola...

I just advertised our Spanish house on a website for Strathclyde Police, offering the boys in blue a discount of 10-20% depending on the season. It's only fair to extend the invitation to other police forces around Britain and indeed the world, so if you're a copper, you can save a little silver. However I wouldn't want anyone to think I was showing unfair favouritism towards the law - so if you can show proof of membership of a generally recognised trades union of thieves, rogues or ne'erdowells, I'll let you have the same deal.