RATE-A-RECORD

Letter From Spain

A return-to-Valencia Rate-A-Record travel edition

Street art on a property in the Valencia Old Town — photo by Alex Markham

This edition of Rate-A-Record comes to you (in)direct from Valencia Spain. That's because it’s not physically from Spain as I’m writing this in London.

I was in Spain for the end of 2024 and the start of 2025 so this is more of a Writing Down The Words And Publishing the Photos From When I Was There But I’m Now Back Home Letter From Spain but that’s not exactly a snappy article title so I cut the first bit.

I’m therefore typing this from a grey-skied London with the central heating on full blast and wearing three layers of clothing whilst remembering the blue skies of Valencia and beer and wine at half the London prices.

Going In and Out With A Valencian Bang

When you make friends in Valencia, make sure that at least one couple are 1, party animals and 2, have a top-floor apartment directly opposite Valencia’s New Year midnight firework display.

Valencia’s 2025 New Year firework display from our friend’s top floor flat — photo by Alex Markham

The fact we have so many friends in Valencia, I must admit, has more to do with the gregarious and convivial Mrs M than…