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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Our apartment has been somewhat over glamourised by the artfully taken and out of date photos on Airbnb.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…
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Amman – Day 2
We were treated to double call of prayer this morning. I don’t know why the Imam did it, perhaps not enough people responded the first time. I guess church bells are the British equivalent but at least that’s limited to Sundays and weddings. I noticed at breakfast that the second hand mansaf eater is staying…
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Aqaba/Amman
A couple of days r&r at the beach has been just the ticket and we are recharged and ready for our last destination on the itinerary- Amman. Slightly concerning are the pro-Palestine protests like those held yesterday throughout Jordan’s major cities. We initially had plans last night to go to a restaurant in Aqaba city…
Middle-aged flash packers
The ramblings and wanderings of two middle-aged travellers up for adventure
- 2021 – There are no plans. Covid
- About
- Australia/Vietnam Revisited 2025
- Bulgaria – Roses and Trains 2025
- Cabo de Gata 2024
- Costa Rica 2015
- Escape to Italy 2017
- Going round in Circles – Circumnavigating Spain 2021
- Gran Canaria – The Isle of Dogs
- Greece – Pottering The Peloponnese 2021
- Into Africa – 2022
- Into Africa -November/December 2022
- Jordan Jaunts 2023
- Mini adventure in Northern Portugal – 2018
- Mission Triglav – Slovenia, Italy, France 2017
- My blog
- Myanmar and Thailand 2019
- Oman 2019
- Oz Odyssey – Australia, Fiji,Hawaii 2016
- Panama 2023
- Return of the Road Warriors – Europe revisited 2019 Liechenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany
- Road Trip to Anywhere – France, Italy, ? 2022
- Roaming the Rhodope – Bulgaria
- Sicily wanderings – on the volcano trail
- Tea, Trains and Temples – A journey around Sri Lanka 2017
- Tenerife 2024
- The Grand Tour – Driving from UK to Turkey and back again 2015
- The Hills are Alive – Austria road trip September 2025
- The Silk Road – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan 2019
- Turkey – 2020
- Wainwrights Lake District UK part 2 2022 March
- Walking the Wainwrights part 1 – Lake District UK 2021
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