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Category: Spain

Best of 2025

I am back with my traditional “best of” entry. Only this year I feel like taking a more impressionistic route … More

beach, Brussels, Croatia, Lima, Machu Picchu, Maddalena, mountains, nature, Peru, Salkantay, Santa Cruz, Sardinia, Sendero Luminoso, ski, travelwithkids, Valdesqui

Best of 2024

Tradition dictates—time to write up my year of travel. I did it, it’s done, and yes, it’s being published a … More

Dinagat, Fatih, gredos, Hong-Kong, Ibiza, Istanbul, Kahlenberg, Malapascua, Philippines, port de ses caletes, Siargao, Vienna

My first trail marathon!

Finally – I bagged a trail marathon. This traveler and runner is so so happy that he managed to successfully … More

3diastrailibiza, Cala d'Hort, Cala Llentrisca, challenge, Eivissa, Es Cubells, Ibiza, mountains, running, San José, trail running, training

Ibiza coastline walk: planning and logistics

After 5 trips spanning over a fifteen month period, the Ibiza coastline trail is completed. I have reported extensively on … More

cala san vicente, gear, hiking Ibiza, hiking in spain, Ibiza coastline walk, logistics, planning, sant antoni, santa agnes, Santa Eularia, Spain, transport

Never with your hands! Moving rocks on Pico de San Pedro

When we went out on hikes, my dad used to warn me: If you ever move a rock from the … More

colmenar viejo, death, family, hiking in spain, local travel, madrid, Pico de San Pedro, Spain, tres cantos

Straight outta COVID (Best of 2022)

2022 – the year we left COVID behind, or so it appears. A year I found it hard to say … More

Belfast, Belleville, Berlin, bestdestinations, cenotes, Cozumel, Ibiza, Mexico, Paris, Riaño, Santiago de Compostela, walking tour

Tiatordos, Asturias. The perfect day?

It was from the summit of Peña Ten, back in 2019, that I saw Tiatordos peak (1951m) Since then, climbing it … More

Asturias, bside hiking, Cordillera Cantábrica, deer ticks, elevation, fountain, hiking in spain, León, Parque natural Redes, peakbagging, Pendones, Picos de Europa, Ponga, Riaño, Spain, summit, Tiatordos, ticks, views

Ibiza coastline walk: Sant Antoni – Santa Agnes

What can I say – we were much looking forward to this stage. A lot of it had to do … More

Hiking, hiking Ibiza, Ibiza, Ibiza coastline walk, sant antoni, santa agnes, Spain

Ibiza coastline walk: Figueretas – Sa Caleta

My third stage on the Ibiza coastline walk was a hybrid one: half solo, half with my better self.It was … More

beach, cap des falco, cove, Eivissa, es cavallet, Figueretas, hiking Ibiza, Ibiza, Ibiza coastline walk, sa caleta, ses salines

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

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