29th August 2017 / Interviews, Solo travel / 2 comments

The Camino de Santiago is an old pilgrims’ route that starts across the Pyrénées in southwestern France, crosses the north of Spain, and ends in Santiago de Compostela, a distance of 780 kilometres. It’s a […]

23rd March 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 14 comments

I didn’t have high expectations when I first landed in Málaga in the fall of 2014. I had heard about the overbuilt and over-touristy Costa del Sol, serving crowds of northern Europeans in search of […]

10th February 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 1 comment

Imagine a fairly flat island in the Atlantic, covered in dark volcanic soil, dotted with white villages and large patches of cactuses. This is Lanzarote, the easternmost of the Canary Islands. Add giant mobile sculptures […]

21st January 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 2 comments

You can easily visit Ronda as a day trip from Málaga, and this is what a lot of people do. I wish I could tell you to stay overnight because the city becomes magical after […]

21st October 2014 / Destinations, Europe, On the road, Spain / 3 comments

We arrived in Málaga early last Wednesday afternoon from Capileira, and started peeling off layers and switching back to more summery clothes to enjoy the 25C sunny weather of the coast! Making the most of […]

18th October 2014 / Destinations, Europe, On the road, Spain / 1 comment

Last Sunday we rode the bus from Granada to Capileira, a small town of 600 in the Alpujarras mountains. It rained the whole two hours and a half, as the bus negotiated increasingly tighter curves […]

17th October 2014 / Destinations, Europe, On the road, Spain / 0 comments

A three hour bus ride last Thursday (October 9) brought us to Granada, home of the world-famous Alhambra. The Alhambra is to Spain what the Taj Mahal is to India. With its location at 738 […]