NEARLY FOUR DAYS OF SUNSHINE AND DISCOVERIES - Malaga
The trip to Malaga had been booked since January. The last time I was there it had been for an International Marketing conference with Yves Rocher - that’s going back +30 years. I have one very vivid memory. A group of us had gone down to the beach after dinner and come back to my room. I don’t remember how many we were. A rather alcoholic evening has wiped that out. Even so I rang down for a bottle of champagne. 30 minutes later a boy brought up a « bottle of shampoo » on a tray. The howls of laughter still ring in my ears…..it was a memorable moment for another reason too. Quite obviously, the Spanish were not too good at languages. Champagne and Shampoo may sound alike….but. 30 years later and after many trips to Spain, the Spaniards are not linguists and as before, this trip would prove me right. Even a young lass at the reception of my very good hotel, had to ask someone to translate what I had asked for. « Could I leave my luggage here? » . There is so much I love about Spain and