Roadtrippin’ Las Negras, Cabo de Gata
Recently, I posted about why I’ve decided to stay in Granada for another year. I cited five worthy reasons, plus a couple of honourable mentions to tapas and Spanish women, yet I neglected to point out...
View ArticleSix of the Best: Beaches in Andalucia
Spain isn’t just about sun, sangria and sandy beaches – any discerning tourist or indeed resident knows that – yet when temperatures begin to soar around mid-June, it becomes rather difficult to think...
View ArticleSomething different at House Café, Granada
Roughly halfway between the monumental city of Granada and the (still!) snowy crests of the Estación de Esquí de Pradallno is a bar/café which, according to its website, offers ‘something different’....
View ArticleThe best EVER water fight in Lanjarón
High up in the sloping hills of the Alpujarra just south of Granada, there are a cluster of small, beguiling pueblos, each surrounded by acres of verdant countryside and each with something to brag...
View ArticleSome facts about Majorca
For a lot of Europeans, Majorca is their preferred holiday destination; that the island welcomes over 6 million tourists per year is testament to that. Majorca is the largest island of its archipelago,...
View ArticleHippies
Hippies are sundry They come in many molds Some black, some white, some fat, some thin Some drunk, some young, some old In any case one value is shared: A love for all things we are bestowed Whether...
View ArticleSierra Nevada Day Trip: General Info, Prices, Tips & Recommendations
I’ll be honest: ‘skiing’ and ‘Spain’ were two words I had never used in the same sentence prior to my coming here. One pertained to package holidays in the French Alps, the other to fancy football and...
View ArticleA Day in Las Alpujarras
At this stage of my Granadino expathood (2 years, 3 months), I really ought to have visited Las Alpujarras more than twice. Any discerning expat in Spain will attest to that. The first time was when I...
View ArticleWalking with Imaginary Dinosaurs in El Caminito del Rey, El Chorro.
As we neared the end of our bendy ascent through the tiny town of El Chorro into the Guadalhorce Valley, I actually saw a chicken cross the road. Sensing the danger of the oncoming vehicle, its pace...
View ArticleVideo: Best of Granada
Friends, followers, random people of the earth. You are here because you either love Granada or intend to in the near future. If the latter, believe me when I tell you there’s no way you won’t fall...
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