Boxing day doesn’t exist in Spain. Come the 26th December, life goes back to normal, more or less. We had planned a mini break away as soon as Christmas Day was over; a relaxing few days away in the stunning Natural Park, Sierra de Cazorla...
All in Walking
Boxing day doesn’t exist in Spain. Come the 26th December, life goes back to normal, more or less. We had planned a mini break away as soon as Christmas Day was over; a relaxing few days away in the stunning Natural Park, Sierra de Cazorla...
Christmas this year, for us, was a relatively quiet and low-key affair. Continuing the tradition set by the Watson Family, we planned a picnic on Christmas Day...
Andrew and I walk a lot. Well, we walk as much as we can, and realise that this is the only way to really get to know this beautiful country. So, we thought it was time to share a few of our favourite walks in our neck of the woods. This is by no means a definitive list, but it is not a bad Top 5...
Never one to let a common cold beat me (cough, cough), we have been out and about this weekend to enjoy the glorious autumn sunshine and make the most of our last full weekend here in Granada city before we move back to Casa Magdalena.
Granada is a beautiful city in so many ways. It's not just about the Alhambra, magnificent as that complex sprawl of buildings is. Granada is a city deserves to be explored, and as we have been based here this month we walked and explored in more depth and here are a few of our discoveries...
We can't quite believe that we have been here, living in Spain, for over 9 months, and the time has flown by. We have been increasingly busy and not had so much time to write this blog but I felt it worth pausing for a moment just to talk a little bit more about the village we currently call our home: Saleres
The Cabo de Gata area is not large. That said, the coastline is dotted with many, many beaches and coves, and it would be impossible to explore them all over the course of just 1 or 2 days...but we gave it a pretty good shot!
Twitching was not at the top of our itinerary when came to Spain, However, we are in the heart of a stunningly beautiful valley surrounded by rich vegetation, and forested hillsides. It is a nature-watcher’s idea of paradise. In fact, sometimes it feels like we are living in an aviary
Here is a quick visual round up of the last few months.
