Abder Linda

Carmona: Some 50km from Seville, the small town of Carmona stands on the highest point of a flat plaine. The day we visited it, the visibility was very good we could see 50 miles in the distance. The Moorish fortress is even higher and should offer a greater view of the countryside. The town has two entrance known as Cordoba and Seville gates. We parked the van by Cordoba gate and went on exploring the narrow streets of this delightful Moorish town. It’s my dream little town, if I was born here, I would never want to live nowhere else. Seville: Again this city was ruled by the Moors from 712 till 1248. Mudejar masterpieces abound such as the Torre del Oro, the minaret tower known as La Giralda, The Palacio Los Reales Alcazares etc… It’s ... read more

Granada: 200km. Not a long drive and an easy and enjoyable one. The plan is to spend 2 days et 3 nights in Grenada. We arrived in the afternoon so we stayed in the van. As usual Linda tackled some washing/drying etc.. I spent the afternoon setting up Sat TV, repairing bikes and reorganising the garage. The next morning we took the bus to visit Alhambra palace built by the moors some 1100 years ago when 2/3 of Spain was under Islamic rules. The palace left me speechless; Considering when it was built, I have never seen anything like it. It should be classed as a wonder of the world. We spent a good 4 hours visiting the inside and the gardens before catching the bus to town. The view from the top of the towers ... read more

Cambrils-Salou Cambrils is a small little town with the beach as the main attraction. The campsite is just a little walk away from the centre of town . Got the bikes out and cycle there for the afternoon. We longed the beach up and down, the weather is just nice around 22. It’s just haven. The next day we cycled to a bigger town called Salou situated some 7 miles away on the coast. We had lunch at a McDo in the hope that they’ll have WiFi . But unfortunately they didn’t have any. Anyway the wifi was just an excuse; Linda wanted a bigMac! We ride back was up against the wind and more strenuous. We are so comfortable in this town that we decided that even though there isn’t much to see or do, ... read more

Francais pour la famille et amis d'Abder . Enfin apres 32 ans de travail pour Linda et 28 ans pour moi, nous voila en retraite. Nous avons decide d'acheter un camping-car et d'aller se ballader un peu partout en Europe et autour du bassin Mediteraneen. Nous esperons passer les 5 mois de Novembre 2008 a Avril 2009 autour du bassin Mediterraneen y compris l'Afrique du Nord. Nous partirons de Birmingham a Portsmouth (Angleterre), traverserons la Manche pour St-Malo (France), de la nous ferons une petite escale de quelque jours a St-jean de Monts pour verifier et fermer la maison en France pour la duree du voyage puis de la l'aventure commencera a proprement dit. Le trajet que nous avons envisage nous ramennera dans 12 pays: a savoir L'Angleterre, France, Espagne, Maroc, Algerie, Tunisie, Sicilie, Italy, Autriche, ... read more