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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

colmenar viejo, hiking in spain, local travel, madrid, manzanares, Puente del Grajal, riverside, running, slow travel, Spain, sunset, tres cantos

An evening around Cholula, Puebla

After a rather dull, dusty day on the road with stopovers at Tlaxcala and Huejotzingo, we finally arrived in Cholula, … More

accommodation, Cholula, conquest, Food, Hernán Cortés, hotel, Mexica, Mexico, mole poblano, Puebla, pyramid

From lush to dust: the drive from Xalapa to Cholula

Not all travel days can be party days. Coming from two wondrous travel days visiting Pre-Columbian ruins and pueblos mágicos … More

Cholula, Cofre de Perote, conquistador, Hernán Cortés, Huejotzingo, Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, veracruz, Xalapa

Running on Paseo de la Reforma, Ciudad de México

After a rather disappointing first encounter with Ciudad de Mexico, I carefully planned my brief second stopover in town before … More

Ciudad de México, Iglesia San Hipólito, Mexico, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Paseo de la Reforma, running, sunset

Beach days around Barbate, Cádiz

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

Barbate, beach, Bolonia, Bolonia beach, Cádiz, Costa de la Luz, slow travel, Spain, sunset, travel philosophy, travelwithkids, Zahara de los Atunes

A camping trip to Sierra de Albarracín, Teruel

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

Albarracín, Aragon, b-side, camping, Hiking, kids, Las Corralizas, memories, Spain, Teruel, travelwithkids

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

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, family, kids, slow travel, travel philosophy, travelwithkids, tres cantos

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