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Tag: beach

Holbox, or the emperor’s new clothes

Inevitably, the story of the emperor’s new clothes came to my mind when reflecting on our three-night stay in Holbox, … More

beach, don't believe the hype, flashpacker, Holbox, Mexico, mexicolindo, overrated, Quintana Roo, street art, sunset, walking

A day in Playa Mia, Cozumel

The owner of our simple hotel in San Miguel was clear about it: go to Playa Mia. It’s beautiful and … More

b-side, beach, beauty, Cozumel, Mexico, Playa Mia, Quintana Roo, snorkel, sunset, turquoise, yucatanpeninsula

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

Slow (and warm) travel in Macedonia, Greece

I admit it. My expectations about the first leg of our Greece trip were, um, modest. After all, it was … More

beach, Europe, Greece, heat, Leptokaria, love, Macedonia, Olympus, slow travel

On an island. In Greece

K. said we were enjoying the Mediterranean dream, and I had to agree.  She couldn’t get over the olive trees … More

Aegean, Alonissos, beach, Chora, cove, Greece, K&A, Sporades

2020: Best B-Sides in the Year of C

2020, phew. So thankful it’s over, like y’all. In what regards the project behind this blog, there were some disappointments … More

Albarracín, Barbate, beach, bestdestinations, Cádiz, colmenar viejo, COVID-19, home travel, Huelva, Ibiza, Mexico, mountains, Pyrenees, Riaño, San Juan de Ulúa, sierra de guadarrama, skimo, tres cantos

Atlantis (Ibiza): that deadly trap

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

Atlantis, beach, Cassandra, cove, hike, hiking in spain, Ibiza, La Pedrea, Spain, turquoise, walking

That which is not the beach: walks and meals in Barbate, Cádiz

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

Barbate, beach, car, Cádiz, El Campero, Food, parking, Playa de la Hierbabuena, restaurants, Spain, street life, tuna

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

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