Bidding a fond farewell to Andalucia, we boarded our high-speed train bound for Ourense, Galicia! The purpose of our journey to this region (in the north-west of Spain) was to visit Daniel’s family, who call Galicia, and more specifically Ourense, home! Apprehensive due to our limited Spanish (and zero Galician – the regions official language), […]Read Post ›

RONDA After a short journey by train from Granada, we arrived in Ronda, one of the most historic and romanticised towns in Spain. Constructed atop a dramatic escarpment, there are views aplenty looking down from the clifftop, especially with the Sierra Nevada mountains visible in the distance. As luck would have it, our AirBnb, a […]Read Post ›

Leaving Barcelona, we ventured south to the Andalucia region – famous for the heat, tapas, flamenco dancing, bull fighting, and of course, the siesta! In this region the streets are lined with orange trees – a citrus aroma for the senses! In Andalucia, the majority of shops and businesses close from 1.30pm until 5.30pm each […]Read Post ›

  The city of inspiration for the delectable tunes of Mr Sheeran; Barcelona! We arrived by train, a short 2.5 hours from Madrid. Again, on foot we set out to explore the city! The streets were a beautiful mix of gothic and modern architecture; cobbled narrow and windy roads, lined with alfresco dining options and […]Read Post ›

After saying goodbye to our new family in Peru, we travelled for over 40 hours and arrived in Madrid, Spain. Anxious and eager to see everything, we ventured out on foot each day; camera ready and charged. The narrow streets of Madrid are so colourful that it felt like a shame to catch a bus, […]Read Post ›