The total solar eclipse over Valencia on 12 August 2026 – with the solar corona just before sunset – followed by three days of sightseeing: City Hall, the Silk Exchange…
A week at my sister’s over the turn of 2025 and 2026: walks around Torrevieja and its beaches, a rainbow over the pink lake, Almansa Castle, the Santa María Magdalena…
Four days by car around eastern Andalusia with my sister Kasia and aunt Teresa: Lorca, Granada and the Albaicín quarter (no Alhambra – tickets were sold out), the witches’ village…
A three-day road trip to central Spain: the monastery-palace of El Escorial, the Valley of Cuelgamuros with its huge cross, the Roman aqueduct and the Alcázar in Segovia, and the…
The first part of our August 2023 trip: half a day in Porto, hitchhiking and buses through Galicia, wild camping near Lugo, the Covadonga Lakes in Picos de Europa National…
Four days in Catalonia with Guillem, a friend from Work & Travel: Barcelona in two days (Ciutadella, the Gothic Quarter, Gaudí’s buildings, Park Güell, Montjuïc) and Tarragona – Roman Tarraco…
An active off-season week on Mallorca, driving all over the island: the Hams caves, Cap de Formentor, Mondragó park, prehistoric Capocorp Vell, Valldemossa with its Chopin memorabilia, the vintage train…
A short walk around Valencia before our flight: the Estació del Nord station and the bullring, the town hall, the cathedral with the Holy Grail, the Turia Fountain, Mercado Central,…
The Costa Blanca off season: Santa Bárbara Castle and the promenade in Alicante, Benidorm’s skyscrapers and viewpoints, Torrevieja with its pink lagoon, the palm grove in Elche and the castle…
Three mountain trails inland from Alicante: the colourful Barranc de les Salines gorge, 13 km through the Barranc dels Tarongers gorge with a break in Bocairent, and the Sierra del…
Two days in the Murcia region: an artillery battery dressed up as a medieval castle, Cartagena’s Roman theatre and Art Nouveau townhouses, and Murcia’s old town with a cathedral boasting…
How do you tick off three countries and drive around most of Andalusia in 10 days? Read on.