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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
With our anniversary approaching it was our usual October conundrum for where to travel during this period of unsettled global weather, so it was time to head back to Africa…this time east coast Close to the European time zone, warm, dry and if it is beach you want then the vibrant colours of Mauritius are …
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 …
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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After the European winter hibernation, we found we were pining for a bit of Asia, the sights, the people and above all, the food…so the April holidays in NL gave us a great opportunity to have a bit of an extended trip to introduce ourselves to Korea. This blog will give you some basics, and …
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After 3 days of indoor living, hiding from the rains in Busan, we were ready to get back outside and see some sights in the fresh air. Fortunately for us there is no better place for this than the eastern side of Korea. The Route Mountain vistas, waterfall hikes, open air museums, coastal ‘biking’, floral …
Busan is the beach city of South Korea and so after a week on the road we were looking forward to a few days of rest and relaxation and getting a bit of a suntan in a tropical place. The weather had a different idea and decided that it was time to drop a load …