Julie and I have fallen into a comfortable travel routine where we rarely know what we’re doing for the day until we check out the maps and books over our second cup of coffee. For the most part it has suited us but there have been occasions where the lack of forward planning has meant we’ve arrived somewhere just after the last ferry for the day or the famous museum/palace/cathedral … Continue reading →
Some places are just greedy. They’re not happy to just get by on a few fabulous beaches or a couple of famous palaces, maybe some interesting history or a world heritage location. They want all of this and much more – much more – and for good measure, pack them into a relatively small place, say somewhere the size of Portugal, so that visitors’ heads start to spin when they … Continue reading →
Ah, the Costa del Sol. Home to long sandy beaches, hot sun and cold beers, the Costa del Sol on the south coast of Spain conjures up images of lazy days avoiding cold winters, idyllic beaches and a cheap and easy Spanish lifestyle. Well, that may have been true back in the 1960’s and 70’s before millions of European and British tourists discovered this beautiful coastline and Spanish developers turned … Continue reading →
Here’s some fun facts about Spain. This country is the overwhelmingly largest producer of olives in the world with over 300 million olive trees, most of them producing their valuable crop in the southern province of Andalusia. Each olive tree can produce hundreds of kilos of olives each year and have a lifespan that can outlast 20 generations of growers. Roughly 92% of the harvested olives are used to produce … Continue reading →
The Iberian Peninsula is the southern-most landmass of Europe, made up mainly of Spain and Portugal. Julie and I had plans to spend the last portion of our Schengen visas in these two countries and we forged our way across southern France with good intentions. We were slowed down by two distractions – the first planned, the second definitely not planned. And in all of that Julie spent a night … Continue reading →
