London born Peter Stone started his working life in the Foreign Office in Downing Street before moving on to travel journalism. He has lived over twenty five years in different areas of Spain, including Malaga, Barcelona, Alicante, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and contributed to a wide variety of guide books and periodicals. A life long lover of Hispanic culture, history and language, he made Madird his home in 1998.