Blogs from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 4

To escape the miseries of winter at Sauble Beach this year we decided on the south of Spain in January and February then Italy in March. We did a combination of self booking (Air bnb) and had a knowledgeable agent help us with trains and tours in Italy. The first week was spent in Madrid with a day trip to Toledo; now we are in Malaga in a cosy apartment until the end of February. Here is the first installment of our latest adventure.... read more

I came home with tales of the latest holiday plans of the colleagues at work. Canary Islands. Southern Spain. East Midlands Airport flights naturally. "Can we go somewhere normal?", the Other Half politely inquired. I scanned the potential fixture list, before passing comment. We could have a long weekend in Malaga, I tentatively suggested after eyeing up the Malaga CF clash with Deportivo La Coruna. The plan was readily agreed and so I find myself on the tarmac at Castle Donnington studying with amazement as to how much the grey pound generation can conceivably try to cram on a plane as hand luggage. Michael O'Leary et al have spent years trying to redefine the parameters of air travel, but he has made no impact on this lot who have spent the last 40 years taking everything ... read more

Andalusien 6. – 16. Oktober 2017 Reiseroute: Malaga – Ronda – Gibraltar – Tarifa – Conil de la Frontera – Cadiz – Sevilla – Cordoba – Granada – Torremolinos Fr., 6. Oktober Flug mit „Eurowings“ um 5:15 ab Wien. Alles technische OK, pünktlich, aber sonst typisch Billigflieger: nicht einmal Wasser gibt’s gratis, sondern überteuert! Nach der Ankunft in Malaga übernehmen wir den Mietwagen nach Hindernissen, da der Flughafen eine unübersichtliche riesige Baustelle ist. Wir beschließen nach Malaga zu fahren. Wir parken am Hafen, von wo wir über den Paseo del Parque ins Zentrum gelangen. Zwischen Hafen und Altstadt ist hier entlang der Hauptverkehrsadern quasi ein üppiger tropischer Garten mit Palmen, Platanen, Gummibäumen etc. angelegt. Die Kathedrale beeindruckt durch Größe 117mLx 72mBx48mH und ungewöhnliche... read more

Day 16 Exploring Malaga I Woke up and played Monopoly with Zoe and Josia which was really fun. I lost and Josia had to buy one of my property's cause I couldn't afford it . Me, Zoe and Dad had a swim in the pool and played duck in the middle. If you don't know that is, it is a game where someone is stuck in the middle of the pool with a rubber duck. We Drove into Malaga to find a market the gardener told us about. It was a really smelly seafood market.So we had lunch at the seafood market. We found a park, port and ice cream. When we came home from the seafood market we found in the chicken coop one beautiful and clean egg! We went for another really nice swim! ... read more

Zoe Malaga?! This morning we had to get up early to catch a flight. Where to? You say, well we are going to Malaga. It takes 1:50 hours, to fly from the North of Spain to the South of Spain. When we arrived we had to catch a van to the car rental place. When we were waiting in line for the van the man told us that there was only one more seat in the van. So dad had to catch the van without us. But it only took 2 minutes for the next van to come. The ride was only 10 minutes from the airport. Then we got our rental car. It was exciting because Dad had to drive on the other side of the road. Plus our house is on the side of ... read more