Guernsey Press – December 2014
Molino del Santo : December 17, 2014 7:51 am : PressOranges? They’re not the only fruit… Remember Guernsey’s late, lamented market? Now imagine it three times the size – with baubles on, if you like. In Spain, where people still shop daily for their food, markets thrive and are thronged by people with a fond respect for fresh local produce. And that includes expat Andy Chapell
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Guernsey Press – October 2014
Molino del Santo : October 27, 2014 10:50 am : PressThey are the stars of the ocean – and of the plate, whether at an upmarket restaurant or one with plastic tables and paper cloths. On a trip to the coast our Expat takes time out to go tuna tasting…
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Guernsey Press – September 2014
Molino del Santo : September 6, 2014 1:26 pm : PressVillage people… Buying a ruined mill and converting it into a successful business was only one of the leaps of faith taken by Andy Chapell and his partner Pauline back in 1986. Being accepted into the rural community was as important as making a go of their hotel…
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Guernsey Press – August 2014
Molino del Santo : August 12, 2014 5:10 pm : PressCome on you saints… In a country where children can expect just as many gifts on their saint’s day as their birthday, it pays to think like a Guern. Which is why our Expat Andy Chapell’s firstborn had to be a Carmen…
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Guernsey Press – July 2014
Molino del Santo : July 20, 2014 10:11 pm : Press<a href="http://molinodelsanto.com/wp-content/uploads/Guernsey-Press-July-2014.pdf" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','download','http://molinodelsanto.com/wp-content/uploads/Guernsey-Press-July-2014 best over the counter weight loss pills.pdf’]);” >Reasons to be cheerful… It’s a case of bureaucrats nil, Expat 1 when Andy Chapell finally signs on the dotted line for his beachside house. And what a good excuse to forget the recession and the disgraceful behaviour of the Spanish royals and crank his old bones into the Atlantic…
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Guernsey Press – June 2014
Alphons Gerritsen : July 20, 2014 12:29 pm : PressJuan to watch… Our expat hotelier is enjoying a promising start to the season – and bracing himself for revelations. The announcement of King Juan Carlos’ imminent abdication has brought out his cleverly-concealed cynical side. So what scandal is about to break, muses Andy Chapell
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Guernsey Press – May 2014
Molino del Santo : May 20, 2014 11:41 pm : PressThe England football manager, the armed bodyguards, the naked film star – Andy Chapell welcomes all sorts to his Andalucian hotel and some of them even appreciate his Guernsey humour. But whoever they may be, Spanish guests have one thing in common – pride. They know who they are, how things should be done and exude an enviable zest for life.
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Guernsey Press – April 2014
Molino del Santo : April 24, 2014 12:27 am : PressOur expat is buying a house. So is his Guernsey-based stepsister. Six months down the line, guess who’s still taking bureaucratic baby steps? Andy Chapell wonders how much longer it’ll take the authorities to press a couple of computer keys…
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Guernsey Press – March 2014
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Guernsey Press – October 2013
Molino del Santo : October 6, 2013 11:02 am : PressSpain’s problems are nothing to do with siestas or sangria consumption, says Andy Chapell. Think corruption, bureaucracy and ingrained attitudes that persist from the Franco regime and you’re getting warmer…
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Guernsey Press – September 2013
Molino del Santo : September 7, 2013 9:47 am : PressMidnight at the wedding of the local sausage baron’s son, and 1,250 guests are just getting warmed up. They’ve had ham and cheese, seafood, sorbet and pork, and now the steak course is coming up, followed by pudding, cake, bacon butties and celebrations until dawn the best diet pills. No wonder the happy couple are glad of a few discreet brown envelopes, says Andy Chapell…
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Olive Press feature – August 2013
Molino del Santo : August 30, 2013 12:17 pm : PressBeing the heart of the silly season, the Olive Press compares the life of the boss of a small 18-room boutique hotel, near Ronda, with the life of the boss of the Costa del Sol’s biggest hotel the Sunset Beach, in Benalmadena
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Guernsey Press – August 2013
Molino del Santo : August 10, 2013 7:16 pm : PressWhen an evening out begins at 1am and calling it a night at 4am marks you as a lightweight, it’s clear that the time difference between Spain and the UK is a lot more complicated than one hour…
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Guernsey Press – July 2013
Molino del Santo : July 13, 2013 11:37 pm : PressOur mild-mannered Guern hotelier occasionally has to quash a Basil Fawlty moment – and no wonder, when temperatures in Andalucia are in the 30s for months on end. Andy Chapell reveals what makes him see red…
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Guernsey Press – June 2013
Molino del Santo : June 20, 2013 11:32 pm : PressWhen officers at a Gibraltar garrison decided they wanted to see the countryside, typically, the British didn’t hesitate. In the late 1800s they built a railway line through some of the most beautiful countryside in Andalucia – and it’s still in use today, often taking visitors to our expat Andy Chapell’s village…
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Guernsey Press – May 2013
Molino del Santo : May 18, 2013 11:14 pm : PressMove over, Facebook – in rural Spain, the real networking goes on at the twice-yearly fairs that pay homage to patron saints, says Andy Chapell. And the real winners? The clothes shops and hairdressers that supply the obligatory finery…
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Guernsey Press – April 2013
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Guernsey Press – April 2013
Saints and virgins have been out in force on our expat’s patch, but behind the pride and the pageantry lies a generation of youngsters for whom rejection is becoming the norm. Guernseyman Andy Chapell shares a taste of real life in rural Spain
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Guernsey Press – March 2013
Molino del Santo : March 23, 2013 10:45 pm : PressGuernsey-born hotelier Andy Chapell, who lives in the Andalucian mountain village of Benaojan, shares a glimpse into another world…
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