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Category: Spain

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

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

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

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

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

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