As someone who gets up at 4.30am on 330 days of the year, I’ve decided that 8.30 in the morning is a dignified time to wake up on the other 35. The Spanish lifestyle is kind of like daylight saving, but in the opposite direction. Wake up 8.30am, coffee/hot chocolate for breakfast, leisurely lunch at … Continue reading Food and Wine tour of Ronda
Month: June 2021
The search for Churros
Despite spending 20 days in Spain, I’ve not yet eaten any churros. Churros and long delicious pastries, deep fried, sprinkled with sugar, and often accompanied with hot chocolate. Typically, you would order churros y chocolate. On our last trip to Malaga, Ross, not one for exaggeration, famously said “there’s hundreds of churros cafes here”. But … Continue reading The search for Churros
Day 20 – Shopping and the search for Churros
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that the day following Three Kings Day (the traditional day for giving gifts, 6 January), is the equivalent of the Boxing Day sales in Australia. Shopping in Spain, as a tourist, is a beautiful thing for 3 reasons: 1) At Alice’s (where you can get anything … Continue reading Day 20 – Shopping and the search for Churros
The Tepid Travellers 