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B-Side hiking around Riaño, Spain

I basically headed to the Riaño mountains because I was alone that weekend and found an extremely cheap single hotel … More

Cordillera Cantábrica, Coriscao, Hiking, Mampodre, mountains, Peña Ten, Riaño, solo hiking, solo travel, Spain

Travel in times of home confinement (III)

Bitter sweet images as we start our second month in confinement. The round of applause at 8 pm has waned, … More

confined travels, COVID-19, slow travel, tres cantos

Gateways to South East Asia IV: Singapore

This is the fourth of a series of entries on gateways to Asia – you know, the kind of places you’ll spend … More

Airports, badairports, couchsurfers, Food, Layover, parks, Singapore, stopover

Gateways to South East Asia III: Bangkok

This is the third of a series of entries on gateways to Asia – you know, the kind of places … More

Bangkok, barbecue, charoen krung, Food, khao san road, Krung Thep, Layover, rooftop bars, stopover, Sukhumvit, talad rot fai, temples, Thailand, traffic

Travel in times of home confinement (II)

The government finally decided they’d let us take the kids for a walk. Following the 1111 rule, of course – … More

confinement, coronavirus, COVID-19, family, kids, slow travel, travel philosophy, travelwithkids, tres cantos

Gateways to South East Asia II: Hong Kong

Second of a series of entries on gateways to Asia. Click here for my take on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Convenient … More

Airports, beer, Chungkin Mansions, Food, Hong-Kong, museum, sights, stopover, Tsim Tsa Tsui, View

Gateways to South East Asia I: Kuala Lumpur 

It’s a typical scenario. You are making arrangements to reach your dreamed travel destination in South East Asia: Bali, the … More

Bukit Bintang, gateway, heli bar, Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur, Layover, Malaysia, rooftop bars, stopover, sunset

Travel in times of home confinement

Today I was due to travel to Mexico but, guess what, COVID-19 had it that it’s time to stay home. … More

confined travels, confinement, coronavirus, COVID-19, hometravel, reflection, Spain, travel philosophy, tres cantos

Repeating Ayutthaya, Thailand

It’s not that usual to travel 10000 kms away from home and get to repeat destinations – that is, away … More

ayutthaya, Bangkok, buddhism, Food, history, ruins, Thailand, transport

Comparo: Thailand v the Philippines (II)

In a previous post I began the silly exercise of comparing two indie travel destinations that I totally love. The … More

buddhism, Food, Kanchanaburi, lechon, music, Palawan, religion, som tam

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