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Food & Drink

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Precious black gold right here in Andalucia

- 10 Sep, 2022 @ 12:45

The Olive Press sent David Baird to Riofrio for a lunch of fresh trout and... award winning, eco-friendly local caviar? We kid you not

Olive Press Travel

LET’S EXPLORE SPAIN: How Malaga’s colourful Axarquia region awakened from its slumber

Staff Reporter - 4 May, 2021 @ 10:00

David Baird on why, having lived all around the world, he settled in this quiet corner of Malaga, known as a land of rebellion, resistance and renaissance

Crime & Law

SPECIAL REPORT: After coining the phrase ‘Costa del Crime’ in the 80s, it’s not surprising we’re STILL living in...

Staff Reporter - 21 Dec, 2019 @ 09:00

He was sleeping with an axe and a machete under his pillow to fend off murderous rivals

La Cultura

Hot off the presses

Tom Powell - 10 Jun, 2015 @ 12:47

The Mail on Sunday said Baird’s book ‘contains everything you need to know about fiestas, sights, wine and food, places to stay’

When Laurie Lee walked out

Tom Powell - 15 Jun, 2014 @ 11:00

In the centenary year of Lee’s birth, David Baird recalls a meeting with the famous writer credited with bringing many expats to Spain

Education

Expat author goes back to school in Spain

Eloise Horsfield - 9 Feb, 2012 @ 18:23

High school pupils in Nerja have made an expat's book the object of study

Other News

Watch out for the one-eyed bandit in the Axarquia!

Wendy Williams - 16 Nov, 2011 @ 17:06

David Baird follows in the footsteps of the bandoleros, who made the Axarquia infamous

Other News

How two Nerja hacks made a billion from Trivial Pursuit

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 24 Jun, 2010 @ 10:00

David Baird tells the true story about the expat journalists who dreamed up one of the world’s most popular games sitting on a Costa del Sol beach

Malaga

Not such a trivial life

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 24 Jun, 2010 @ 09:42

EXCLUSIVE by Sara Wallace: One Nerja bar owner is ‘secret millionaire’ after investing in board game Trivial Pursuit

Bring him to book

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 30 Mar, 2010 @ 16:59

War on publisher rages as Chris Stewart and other leading expat authors launch action over unpaid royalties

Other News

Rural peace? You’re barking mad!

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 10 Feb, 2010 @ 19:50

A sleepless night ruined by baying dogs while staying in the campo, inspired David Baird to write his latest novel Don’t Miss The Fiesta! The message: Be very careful before you buy in the Andalucian outback!

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