2020, phew. So thankful it’s over, like y’all. In what regards the project behind this blog, there were some disappointments…
Sierra de Guadarrama: The Freedom of the Hills
No hay mal que por bien no venga, we say in Spanish. Good stuff comes out of shit times, I…
Surprises around Puente del Grajal, Colmenar Viejo
I said it before on this blog. COVID season sucks like you wouldn’t believe, but there are lessons to be…
An evening around Cholula, Puebla
After a rather dull, dusty day on the road with stopovers at Tlaxcala and Huejotzingo, we finally arrived in Cholula,…
From lush to dust: the drive from Xalapa to Cholula
Not all travel days can be party days. Coming from two wondrous travel days visiting Pre-Columbian ruins and pueblos mágicos…
Running on Paseo de la Reforma, Ciudad de México
After a rather disappointing first encounter with Ciudad de Mexico, I carefully planned my brief second stopover in town before…
Ciudad de Mexico: First Impressions
I was looking forward to my short stay in Mexico City. More like two stopovers, really – one en route…
Atlantis (Ibiza): that deadly trap
There was a tinge of madness in how she approached tourists who walked casuallly on the first part of the…
Riaño revisited: Solitude after Confinement
As the end of the particularly harsh COVID-19 quarantine in Spain became apparent, I had little doubts as to what…
That which is not the beach: walks and meals in Barbate, Cádiz
There’s no getting around it. K and I didn’t pick Barbate for it’s charm but, rather, as a convenient base…
