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Cordoba
Cordoba and Granada have always been on my radar ever since I visited Sevilla many years ago, so there was no way we were going to leave it out this time. We parked the van in a nice area de autocaravanes about 7.5 km out of the centre – so a pleasant bike ride away.…
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The mystery of the Spanish Gas Bottle
When we crossed the Spanish border with our campervan we had already spent over a month in France, emptied one of our German 11 kg gas bottles and were well into the second. So it was about time to solve the gas problem. The hurdles to tackle before you have your van nice and cozy…
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Ronda and Setenil
Working our way further west to Sevilla both the towns of Ronda and Setenil came into focus. They had been brought to my attention by other travellers and joined the army of little red tags (points of interest) on my google map of Spain. Ronda had some nice van parking where there was nothing of…
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El Torcal de Antequera
After 4 days in Granada we felt like it was time for some activity in nature again, so we headed west to El Torcal. All we knew was that it involved mountains, weird rock formations and plenty of hiking trails. As so often google maps routed us along the most inconvenient road for a large…
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Granada
We had to kill some time over Christmas and new year as there were no tickets to the Alhambra available before the Spanish festive season is over after the 6th of January. We arrived on the 6th and but it was a miserable rainy day and our parking had no public transport anywhere close, so…
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The Gorafe Desert
Having some more days to waste before our appointment in the Alhambra in Granada we headed to Gorafe following rumours of crazy desert landscapes and stone age graves. The stone aged graves as well the actual town of Gorafe did not attract our attention for very long. Gorafe lies deep down in the gorge of…
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The Tabernas Desert
I had heard enough about it to contemplate giving it a miss but then again it was the silly season, almost new year and we needed a place to hang out, avoid the crowds (krauts?) fill batteries, fresh water, hot showers & so on, so we went to Tabernas anyway. The Tabernas Desert is the…
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Cabo de Gata
I guess after over 10 years living on a boat, you become a beach snob. In fact in the good old yachting days we preferred to have a pretty beach to look at from the anchorage rather than actually being on one. Travelling east up the coast from Malaga towards Cabo de Gata you cross…
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Canillas de Albaida
Gaylyn and me both returned from our visit to Germany with a nasty cold. Some peace and quiet and a place to chill out away from the Christmas crowds was on order. I looked for parking east of Malaga, preferably pretty with some hikes or bike rides nearby and as much luxury as possible, so water, power,…
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España – off through the Middle
Southern France kept us busy until mid November, but we had a flight booked for the 12th of December from Malaga, so with a bit over 3 weeks to go it was time to make a move. Our original plan had been to go straight over to Portugal and work our way south along the…