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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.

Ibiza coastline walk: Figueretas – Santa Eulària

After the scenic, rewarding hike from Cala d’Hort to Cala Bassa the day before, on day 2 I would be … More

Baleares, Balearic islands, beach, Cala Olivera, Dalt Vila, Eivissa, Figueretas, hiking Ibiza, hiking in spain, Ibiza, Ibiza coastline walk, Roca Llisa, Santa Eularia, solo hiking, Spain

Ibiza coastline walk: Cala d’Hort – Cala Bassa

For our first stage on the Ibiza coastline walk, we wanted to combine spectacular scenery with a walk that would … More

bside hiking, Cala Bassa, Cala d'Hort, Cala Tarida, hiking Ibiza, hiking in spain, Ibiza, Ibiza coastline walk, Platges del Compte, Spain

Slow (and warm) travel in Macedonia, Greece

I admit it. My expectations about the first leg of our Greece trip were, um, modest. After all, it was … More

beach, Europe, Greece, heat, Leptokaria, love, Macedonia, Olympus, slow travel

Maliciosa Peak (2227m) – Hugest among our mountains

In this hiker’s imagery, La Maliciosa (“the malicious one”) is the biggest mountain in our modest sierra. Huge, really.  Not … More

Hiking, hiking in spain, La Barranca, La Maliciosa, madrid, Matalpino, mountaineering, Navacerrada, rockrose, sierra de guadarrama, skimo, Spain, trail running, trails, views

The Pyrenees: A world-class hiking destination

The Pyrenees are a mountain chain that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and which acts as … More

France, GR-10, GR-11, Hiking, hiking in spain, HRP, Pyrenees, thru hiking

Rescue on the Long Trail, Vermont

This is a story that took place in August 2012, on Vermont’s Long Trail, close to its Northern terminus. It’s … More

acceptance, accident, Hiking, long trail, rescue, United States, Vermont

Laciana (León) with Kids II: Peña Orniz (2194m)

Every Spanish town has a bar, no matter how dinky the town may be. Conventional wisdom that my son had … More

Babia, bars, Cordillera Cantábrica, hiking in spain, hiking with kids, La Cueta, León, Peña Orniz, Spain

Laciana (León) with Kids I: Muxiven (2027m)

Pretty impressive, the guajes, nodded the ruddy Asturian mountaineer on meeting the three of us on the top of Peña … More

Cordillera Cantábrica, COVID-19, hiker trash, Hiking, hiking in spain, kids, León, Lumajo, peakbagging, Spain, travelwithkids

Cercedilla: The Run Home

You know when you’re in a nice mountain village or coastal town and say, hey, I wish I could own … More

Cercedilla, Fuenfría, Hiking, hiking in spain, home travel, madrid, nature, running, slow travel, trails, valleys, water

La Pedriza: the playground of my life

La Pedriza: ode to granite rock, smells of rockrose, mecca of Madrid climbers and hikers and, well…one of the few … More

childhood, climbing, granite, Hiking, hiking in spain, la pedriza, madrid, Spain

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