Category: My blog
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Tenerife 2024- El Medano and Montana Roja
After a leisurely morning, it was off to pick up Mr and Mrs B and head off to El Medano. El Medano is famous for its windsurfing and kite surfing. It also has a big old lump nearby called the Montana Roja, formed “by successive explosions fruit of the violent vaporization of the sea waters”.…
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Tenerife 2024 – The art of photography/walk to La Caleta
Our apartment has been somewhat over glamourised by the artfully taken and out of date photos on Airbnb. As most of you already know, S and I are in the Booking.com camp when it comes to choosing our holiday accommodation for the very reasons we are experiencing now. The apartment is ok, but the beautiful,…
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Tenerife – Why?
Tenerife- land of black sand, winter sun and package holidays. Why are we here? Why not somewhere more far flung, more exotic, more suited to the independent traveller? That was the plan but grandchildren change things. Our 4 week holidays have been shrunk to under 2 weeks for the time being. This is our choice…
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Day 5 – Cabo de Gata. Chill day
At last my desire for a really chilled day came true. First up, long lie-in, coffee in bed followed by breakfast and more coffee. Then a mosey into town and a detailed inspection of the shops. Very stylish boho style is the vibe here. Sadly most of the clothing was not in my size but…
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Day 4 Cabo de Gata – El Friale
Last night we took a late evening stroll around San Jose. It looked very pretty all lit up. After the long Sunday lunch that the Spanish enjoy so much, many of the restaurants had shut up shop but a few remained open along the sea front. After a good night’s sleep, we decided to head off…
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Day 2 Cabo de Gata – chilling
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I love shutters. Waking up and finding out it’s 9am and you’ve slept like a log all night is heaven. In an ideal world, I’d live in a beautiful Italian villa with huge floor to ceiling windows surrounded by massive wooden shutters. Eating breakfast in…
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Spanish mini adventure- Cabo de Gata
So far 2024 has seen us visit zero countries. You read right, zero. Zilch. Nada. Well maybe one if you count Wales. Which I don’t. How can this have possibly occurred you ask? Has there been another lockdown? Has another virus been released upon the world? Have the middle aged flash packers finally hung up…
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Thoughts on Jordan
Here are a few observations and musings about our time in Jordan: 1.) It’s a man’s world. I feel as though Jordan must be a country with very few women. Where are they? I saw a few in a shisha bar and one served me in an art gallery, but otherwise they’re conspicuous by their…
Middle-aged flash packers 