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

There was a tinge of madness in how she approached tourists who walked casuallly on the first part of the … More

As the end of the particularly harsh COVID-19 quarantine in Spain became apparent, I had little doubts as to what … More

There’s no getting around it. K and I didn’t pick Barbate for it’s charm but, rather, as a convenient base … More

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

It’s hard to overstate the value of Spain as prime walking country. There’s just so much, and so diverse. And … More

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

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

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