Photo essay: Changing moods of the Mediterranean

Most people imagine the Mediterranean sea as a calm blue ocean and dream of warm, sunny beach holidays. But the Med is much more than a calm blue pond.

While in spring, summer and autumn, you can mostly count on relatively calm seas, warm temperatures and an endless stretch of sandy beach, winter brings some quite different moods to the Costa del Sol. In this article we are visiting Fuengirola, on the south coast of Spain, and exploring some changes which were made in the last couple of years to the fishing and leisure port in the seaside town...  Read more and see more photos

Autumn light in the southern Spanish countryside (video/photos)

While southern Spain doesn't experience the glorious splash of autumn colours experienced elsewhere in the world, there are some attractive sights to see in the countryside. This article shows some views near Coín in the province of Málaga, Spain.

The writer was recently stuck in the middle of nowhere, looking after her son's house and dogs while he visited Barcelona for a few days.

With a very slow Internet connection, and not much else happening, photography and videography called.  She even got up at dawn, which is a rare experience (even when dawn is at 8:00 am!). The colors in the sky were quite beautiful to view... read more, see photos and view video.

Photo essay: Before and after the fire in Málaga province

At the end of August, a raging brush fire spread through the Spanish countryside, just a few miles inland from Mijas on the Costa del Sol.

Comparisons can now be made with before and after photos.

Digital Journal reported on the fire, which sparked off in Cerro Alaminos in Coín and, due to a strong wind coming from the Sierra de Mijas, then affected Alhaurín el Grande, Coín and Mijas in Málaga province.

The fire then spread as far as Marbella and the Sierra de Ojén.

In total, around 20 linear kilometers and more than 600 hectares of land were affected by the blaze.

Thousands were affected by the fire, with two injured in hospital and regrettably one elderly person dead. Many homes were lost... read more and view photos/