Granada you took our breath away!

  Chris and I both agree that this is going to be a hard post to write. Visiting the Alhambra in Granada was the highlight of the visit and explaining it in words seems beyond me. I'll start with the easy stuff. We stayed in a camp site just outside Granada called Camping Beas de…

Donostia: San Sebastian the gateway to heaven for food lovers…& surfers

San Sebastián Spain : September 2017 We stayed in a lovely Airbnb in Donostia, the Basque name for San Sebastián, most things here are written in both Spanish and Basque.                     Gros, the area of SS where we are staying, is just over the bridge from…

Wine, pilgrims, witches and of course ….food!

Logroño, Rioja Spain : September 2107 We  left the apartment in Madrid after an epic pack! Somehow this ' light' pack gets heavier each stop. Chris had arrange to collect the rental car in Madrid, anywhere except the airport which meant we were now shlepping our bags onto the metro , 2 stops and then…

Madrid: another day another barrio

Madrid, Spain : September 2017 Another day, another Barrio; Saturday, and this time Centro and the Mercado de San Miguel. I have no real words to describe the food on offer at this market, (Think Neighbourgoods Market, multiply by a gazillion and add a few more zeros) needless to say we were like kids in…

Madrid: another day another barrio

Madrid, Spain : September 2017 Another day, another Barrio; Saturday, and this time Centro and the Mercado de San Miguel. I have no real words to describe the food on offer at this market, (Think Neighbourgoods Market, multiply by a gazillion and add a few more zeros) needless to say we were like kids in…