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El Caminito del Rey
In Malaga province, hidden away in the gorge of the Chorro river you’ll find a bit of adventure that makes for a must do daytrip when you are in the area. With walkways fastened high-up against the rock faces of the gorge, the caminito was originally built in the early 1900s to help workers build …
Alicante Province – Calas and Covas
Stretching from the fine dining of Denia in the north, to the pink lake of Torrevieja in its south, the province of Alicante has some of most picturesque seascapes in Spain. Here we’ll give you our top spots to visit in this varied little province: Cova Tallada Just to the south of Denia you’ll find …
Chelva – senderismo fantástico!
For us, the little town of Chelva is one of our top places to visit not just in Valencia but the whole of Spain for some wonderful outdoor hiking. Start in the centre of town and follow the signs of La Ruta del Agua, also download the route from the town’s website as the signs …
Lanzarote – Christmas in Las Canarias
This holiday season we decided to skip the cold weather and leftover turkey sandwiches and instead we flew south down to the Canary islands for a hot, sunny break. 100 km off the coast of Africa and just a 4 hr direct flight with Transavia from Amsterdam, it makes for a perfect festive getaway. Our …
Succulent Segovia
Our birthday weekend gave us the opportunity for a short break away to Segovia for the weekend. A beautiful Spanish city, over 2000 years old that is just an hour’s drive to the north of Madrid. It can easily be done as a day trip from Madrid, but if you want to have a bit …
Beach Hopping in Western Sardinia
After all our recent city trips Lyssa was pining for a bit of a beach holiday; with just a long weekend, we opted for the Caribbean island of Europe…Sardinia. With over two thousand kms of coastline and nearly all of it littered with sandy coves surrounded by azure waters and bathed in the glorious Mediterranean …
A Filipino Pilgrimage across the Pyrenees
The sunshine of southern Europe brought us a visit from some of our Filipino family to our place in Spain…hot and sunny, but still pleasantly cooler than the heat of the Philippines. Back in the day, the Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years, and so a visit to that once mother …
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A Very Happy Dutch New Year!
Once a year the peace and calm of Dutch life explodes in a shower of fireworks to mark the end of the Old Year and then follows up with a nice refreshing dip in the North Sea to bring in the New Year…yup, here you will find a very Happy New Year that is uniquely …
Finnish Lapland – A Christmas Adventure
Flying to the far north of Finland you will cross into the arctic circle and find yourself in the wild beauty of Lapland. Home to Santa Claus, reindeer, huskies and snow, snow, snow!! Naturally a dream holiday for children, but with snowmobiling, dog sledding, skiing and the northern lights there is also plenty for adults …