Bagno Vignoni and the Via Francigena
28/01/18 – 29/01/18 We moved on from Greve-in-Chianti to find something less strenuous to occupy our time. Tuscany has a number of hot springs and so we thought we’d see… Read more »
Category: Countries
This Green and Pleasant Land
27/01/18 Part of the appeal of Tuscany, we decided, was the amount of green growth we could see. Even in winter when the trees were mostly bare, the hills and… Read more »
Leaning Towers and Impossible Towers
26/01/18 Every blog I’ve read has reported disappointment with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. So it was with lowered expectations that we headed for Pisa. A bit of backtracking but… Read more »
Walking Walls in Lucca
25/01/18 The city of Lucca was our first stop in Tuscany, founded by the Etruscans and with an abundance of renaissance buildings, it looked like a pleasant place to start… Read more »
Avoiding the Riviera
24/01/18 From the Verdon Gorge we had decided that our route to Italy would be along the coast rather than through the mountains. This might have been the wrong decision…. Read more »
The Route des Crêtes – Better on a Bike
23/01/18 We had spent a few days discussing a possible visit to the Verdon Gorge. Would we go? It was ‘sort of’ en-route, but ideally we would want to spend… Read more »
A Tale of Two Towns
21/01/18 – 22/01/18 Normally our travel schedule is built around things that we want to see or do, but after Chateau Peyrepertuse we didn’t really know what to do next…. Read more »
Squirrel Cages and Putlock Holes
20/01/18 Our trip through France was just going to be a fleeting one, a few days to see us from Spain to Italy. Still, we wanted to make the most… Read more »
Border Crossings
19/01/18 We stayed at Portbou harbour for our last night in Spain. We hadn’t intended to stay there but had been frightened off our intended parking spot – Platja de… Read more »
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
17/01/18 – 18/01/18 We took another long drive north, heading past Barcelona towards the town on Figueres. Along the way we passed fabulous scenery, including Montserrat – the serrated mountain… Read more »
A Pause in Alcossebre
16/01/18 We got out of Moncofa as quickly as possible in the morning. Using the facilities (thanks Moncofa for providing them) and making tracks further north along the coast. The… Read more »
Putting the Miles In
14/01/18 – 15/01/18 With three weeks to go before we were due to be in Rome to watch the Six Nations it was time to start putting some miles in…. Read more »
Talking, Eating and Drinking with Friends
12/01/18 – 13/01/18 After our short stint in the Alpujarras we were back in Malaga, completing a round trip we had started before Christmas. This time we were meeting friends… Read more »
Snow in the Alpujarras
09/01/18 – 11/01/18 It was going to be a whistle stop tour through the Alpujarras as the inclement weather had delayed our start. We only had three days before we… Read more »
Linger a Little Longer
07/01/18 – 08/01/18 Our plan had been to leave the Cabo de Gata and head back to the Malaga area across the Alpujarras, getting some time in the hills before… Read more »
Portugal – So Many Things to Do, See, Eat and Drink
We spent 30 days in Portugal, travelling from North to South. You’re never far from the coast in Portugal, but we found some of our favourite spots inland and ended… Read more »
Putting Down Roots
02/01/18 – 06/01/18 It took some persuasion to move us away from our next stop, that and a very full toilet. The sun was shining and the wind had mostly… Read more »
Do you know the way?
31/12/17 – 01/01/18 We walked the coast path out of San Jose towards the east, working our way up through the streets of the town until we found the path… Read more »
The Kayak makes an Appearance
30/12/17 The drive to the Playa de los Genoveses involved a long and dusty dirty track which we might have avoided if it wasnt for our bike ride the previous… Read more »
Cycling in Cabo de Gata
28/12/17 – 29/12/17 We were looking forward to visiting the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata, somewhere that we had seen on blogs and forums and imagined we would enjoy…. Read more »