Spain Part 2 - Andalucía – the most diverse, historic & beautiful region of Spain (in our opinion!) April 12th 2016 Cordoba – the city of the Mezquita & beautiful Patios
The drive to Cordoba from Madrid is quite quick as we take the fast Toll road and it’s surprisingly inexpensive. The scenery varies and we pass some lovely villages with fortresses or churches perched high on the hills. We arrive at about mid-day and are very lucky to find a parking space (free 1pm to 4pm, Siesta time, something quite ... read more
Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Nerja Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more
Hi folks, we are Michael and Caroline, previously blogging as michaelandcaroline, to record our career break "gap year" - 2007 to 2009. We loved it so much we've decided to do it again!
Having tried desperately to reacclimatise to work and normal life after our last big adventure for the past 3 years (full marks for effort eh!), somehow this didn’t quite grab us as much as the thought of travelling to places we love and those we have aspired to & dreamed about but somehow haven’t made it to so far – so we had to put this right!!
Phase 1 started off in Nepal & Bhutan, we didn't ge... full info