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Author: Alfonso LH

I like reading and writing. I read and write fiction, travel writing and thoughts about how languages work.

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 … More

Cercedilla, Fall, Hiking, hiking in spain, local travel, madrid, sierra de guadarrama, Spain, travelwithkids

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 … More

colmenar viejo, hiking in spain, local travel, madrid, manzanares, Puente del Grajal, riverside, running, slow travel, Spain, sunset, tres cantos

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, … More

accommodation, Cholula, conquest, Food, Hernán Cortés, hotel, Mexica, Mexico, mole poblano, Puebla, pyramid

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 … More

Cholula, Cofre de Perote, conquistador, Hernán Cortés, Huejotzingo, Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, veracruz, Xalapa

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 … More

Ciudad de México, Iglesia San Hipólito, Mexico, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Paseo de la Reforma, running, sunset

Ciudad de Mexico: First Impressions

I was looking forward to my short stay in Mexico City. More like two stopovers, really – one en route … More

Aztec, CDMX, Ciudad de México, drink, Food, Mexica, Mexico, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Pulque

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 … More

Atlantis, beach, Cassandra, cove, hike, hiking in spain, Ibiza, La Pedrea, Spain, turquoise, walking

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 … More

Argovejo, boca de huérgano, Cerroso, Cordillera Cantábrica, Gildar, Hiking, hiking in spain, León, mountains, museoriaño, Riaño, riverside, slow travel, solo hiking, solo travel, Yordas

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 … More

Barbate, beach, car, Cádiz, El Campero, Food, parking, Playa de la Hierbabuena, restaurants, Spain, street life, tuna

Beach days around Barbate, Cádiz

We gotta make it here in the Summer, I remember thinking last year in May, when my kids and I … More

Barbate, beach, Bolonia, Bolonia beach, Cádiz, Costa de la Luz, slow travel, Spain, sunset, travel philosophy, travelwithkids, Zahara de los Atunes

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