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Finding a Lovely Little Corner of Spain: Costa de la Luz
The final Costa we visited before heading into Portugal was the Costa de la Luz. It was the place we had decided to spend a month in one place to catch our breath, thank goodness it was a treat.
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White Towns of Andalucia
Andalucia is famous for many things. It’s the home of Flamenco, tapas, its Moorish influences and the iconic white towns, or Pueblos Blancos, clusters of white washed buildings that adorn the whole community either by the coast and particularly in the hillsides.
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Crazy Fun at the Cádiz Carnaval
Nobody quite does a festival like the Spanish, ok the Mexicans are pretty good, oh and the Brazilians, but still the Spanish are right up there with those guys. In Spain they need very little excuse for dressing up, making lots of noise, having a parade and generally just having lots of fun. All over…
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Gibraltar – That Odd Lump of British Rock Clinging on to Spain
Why did we want to stop at Gibraltar? I am not sure I have a good answer for that question. It’s an odd place, a little bit of Britain stuck on the bottom of Spain like a piece of chewing gum stuck to it’s shoe. It is home to the only wild monkeys in the…
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Finally We Made It to The Costa del Sol and Fell in Love…
We’ve traveled to Spain quite often in our lives but for some reason neither of has ever made it to the Costa del Sol, the world-renowned tourist destination that welcomes millions of visitors every year.
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Almeria; Tapas, More Cycling and Not So Fantastic Plastic
After leaving the lovely city of Cartagena we continued on southwards and finally made it to Andalusia, the most populous of Spain’s autonomous communities and where we plan on spending at least the next couple of months. Our first stop was the province of Almeria. We decided to head straight to the main city of…
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The Province of Murcia; A Tale of Two Cities – One We Liked, One We Didn’t
Heading further south from Alicante we went to the province of Murcia for the first time. We decided to skip the city of Murcia until our next trip to the region instead heading for the coastal city of Cartagena and the nearby region called the Mar Menor.
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Exploring Alicante and The Costa Blanca
We have visited the Costa Blanca before, most notably earlier in the year for a mini family vacation in the lovely town of Moraira. It was July, very warm and very busy. This time around it is winter and we have a bit more time to explore and get under the skin of this highly…
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Cycling The Coast – Peñiscola & Castellon
When we finally reached the coast we couldn’t wait to charge up our bikes, dust them off and hit the cycle paths up and down the beautiful Mediterranean.
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Eating Pintxos and Trying To Appreciate Art: San Sebastian & Bilbao
Can I get a hallelujah… back in Spain. Iain and I could hardly get the grins from our faces as we reached one of our favorite countries to spend time. Our first stop was San Sebastian, a city that has been on my list for a long time to visit – known for its scenic…
The Scenic Route 