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Tag: madrid

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

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

La Pedriza: the playground of my life

La Pedriza: ode to granite rock, smells of rockrose, mecca of Madrid climbers and hikers and, well…one of the few … More

childhood, climbing, granite, Hiking, hiking in spain, la pedriza, madrid, Spain

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

Cercedilla, Fall, Hiking, hiking in spain, local travel, madrid, sierra de guadarrama, Spain, travelwithkids

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

Thailand – The Land of Smiles

I look back on the photos of my first Asian and smile. Smile at my smiles – hell I’m smiling … More

beer, Chiang Mai, images, ko samet, madrid, sanuk, smiles, Spain, Thailand

The Gift of Home Travel: Madrid In a New light

When writing about my travel highlights of 2018, I couldn’t help but recall that last year was one in which … More

Casa de Campo, death, Ermita del Santo, home travel, Instituto San José, Kuala Lumpur, local travel, love, madrid, relationships, Spain
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