Andalucia Diary – Seasonal Travel Notes

Within grasp but out of reach…

…photos of the sunset tonight. Africa and Gibraltar seem sooo close.  

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How they used to live…

On the edge of the village of Guaro, I discovered this tiny peasant house surrounded by truly ancient olive trees. …

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Mirador Ermita de los Remedios

Spain has thousands of these tiny chapels; small refuges often built on the site of former Islamic structures ( as …

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Genal Valley

Autumn Route – La Serrania de Ronda & Genal Valley, Malaga

The chestnut forests of the Serrania de Ronda and Genal Valley, punctuated by tiny pueblos blancos, are amongst the best …

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Gaspar Restaurant

"Lentos pero torpes" is their strapline – slow and clumsy. Well, the service is a little slow, but good tasty …

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Robert Mapplethorpe at the CAC, Malaga – 11th sept – 15th Nov

With Malaga just 40 mins away, it's great just to get an urban fix now & then. We went to …

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Summer still going strong

Spent the public holiday chilling – had lunch on paseo, San Pedro beach.  Great to see people enjoying the great …

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Ronda to Tolox – the 4 x 4 way

Driving home today was an adventure. I took my tonka toy style 4 x 4 truck from Ronda to Tolox …

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Conquering La Torrecilla, Sierra de las Nieves – 3 years in the waiting

Well, didn’t make it to Sierra Nevada in the end – instead we climbed to the very top of Torrecilla, …

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La Mairena to Ojen – for tree huggers

So, summer seems to have returned! Yesterday had to be a beach day, but today, it was "a warm-up" hike, …

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