La Concepcion, a reservoir located between Marbella (west) and Istan (east), is currently at full capacity. It has begun to release water in order to prevent flooding. This is in stark contrast to just a few months ago when the water level was so low that there was hardly any water remaining. The reservoir currently holds 57.62 cubic metres of …

Buba enjoys a birthday celebration at Selwo Aventura. Credit: Selwo Adventure, Facebook Buba is a black-and-white ruffed lemur who just celebrated her 13th birthday in Estepona at Selwo Aventura. This happy lemur is not just a favourite with visitors, but represents a critically endangered species in the wild. Buba’s keepers prepared a special birthday feast for him. Buba, surrounded by …

Ernesto Collado was our morning scent guide and perfumer. He shook a head as I held the geranium leaf to my nostril. “Don’t only smell it,” said Collado, as he crushed another leaf in his hands. “Flirt, then It will give you the essence of its essence.”  We had met Collado, founder of ​a natural scent brand ​called Bravanariz​, in …