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

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

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

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

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 Mexico: First Impressions

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

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

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

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

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