Monthly Archives: September 2023

October is upon us

After 10 excellent days touring sunny southern Spain 🇪🇸, I am back home in time for the new month. I have no idea where September went. I suspect October will be a quieter month, mostly spent at home. Nevertheless, quite … Continue reading

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Viva Espania

Made it to Spain for a planned tour of Andalusia. Some of the main towns we visited were: MALAGA Busy holiday seaside town even at this time of year. Loads of people, restaurants, bars, shops. 👉 CADIZ I always wanted … Continue reading

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Malaga 2023 II

We had a very pleasant afternoon lazying around the pool followed by a nice dinner at the beach and to finish off the holidays a few double double whiskys by the pool. Back home

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Almuñécar 2023

Sort stop en route to Malaga Only 70km away from Granada we reached the so-called Costa Tropical within an hour after having crossed the Sierra Nevada and its magnificent scenery. Time to spend some time on the beach before lunch … Continue reading

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Granada 2023

Our appartment was on the first floor of this “ocre” building. Brilliantly located in the middle of the shopping and old district of town. It is simply impossible to visit the Al Ahlambra unless you reserve tickets one month in … Continue reading

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Sevilla 2023

The first time I was in Seville, a coupleof years ago, I was not impressed at all. I changed my mind this time. FIrst thing we did was to visit the Setas de Sevilla which is apparently the largest wood … Continue reading

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Cadiz 2023

Day I Going to Cadiz has always been in the back of my mind. I drove past a few times but never actually stopped. This time we are there for 2 nights. We arrive in town a little bit too … Continue reading

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Malaga 2023

Day I Landed in Malaga airport on time early afternoon, it is a mile walk to the car hire parking lot where we picked up our reserved car. In fact we decided to upgrade to a larger model since we … Continue reading

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Cordoba 2023

Cordoba, Spain is a beautiful city with a rich history and cultural heritage We drive straight to our hotel the Paradores at the top of the hill. It is an “old fashion” hotel with nice rooms and a lot of … Continue reading

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Voyage au centre de la France

Murol in the Auvergne region Our yearly friend’s reunion, commonly known as La Bande 1968, took place this week. We had decided on a pretty much equidistant location for everyone and it fell in the middle of the Massif Central … Continue reading

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