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

Riaño revisited: Solitude after Confinement

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

Yeah, yeah…what a corny title, you may be thinking. Granted – it could work as just the right title for … More

A new year kicks in and beckons me to review the previous travel year. A weird one, I feel – … More

2018 has been a fun and inspiring travel year for me, with some interesting lessons obtained about both solo travel … More

It’s not about the beaches, it’s not about football or animals, not about indulging in junk food and sodas. It’s … More

“Do what you want today“, said Ek with a big polite smile on his face, “but we’re not renting a … More

I had told my Taiwanese friend Jon I’d take him for a nice mountain walk in the Madrid sierra, but … More