
Postcard Past – Spain’s Caminito del Rey and Mulhacen
On my bookshelf at home are some old photo albums, from the days when cameras came with film and you got prints of your images. Today I took a look…
On my bookshelf at home are some old photo albums, from the days when cameras came with film and you got prints of your images. Today I took a look…
From Mijas in Spain to Chefchaouen in Morocco Last of Spain Having finally managed to leave the villa, I was subjected to a side of Spain I hadn’t yet experienced and…
Cordoba and Seville provided my first real taster of Andalusia. Moorish architecture and style with partial christian transformations hinted at the complex history of the region. Andalusia is also the…
Another selection of photos, this time from Seville onwards.
……and the road in-between Cordoba The highlight of Cordoba has to be the Mezquita – a mosque built shortly after the Moors arrived in Spain in 711 when Abd al-Rahman…
A selection of photos from Leon to Cordoba in Spain.
…The Spanish Interior – From Leon to Cordoba Homeless in Leon The rest day in Leon was spent in a bit of a stupor having had far too little sleep…
A little bit of local language…. (as you can see, I’m far from fluent). Most common phrases heard in France: Que Horreur! (when raining) Bon Courage! (when cycling uphill) Bonne…
For those who like numbers, here are some stats since leaving UK to my current location in Cordoba…. Days since leaving UK: 32 Nights in a tent: 27 Days spent…
Northern Spain: A long and winding road… Having made it successfully into Spain, I spent a couple of nights just outside Pamplona. This gave me a chance to recuperate while…
A selection of photos from the first week in Spain, from Pamplona to Leon
…First half: France Leaving St Jean Pied de Port in the morning, it was uphill from the start and uphill all the way until Ibañeta, the pass at 1057m. Three…