Our Friday fun-day adventure was to walk the 5km El Caminito del Rey (The King's Little Path). It’s a walkway that clings precariously to the vertical sides of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, with the Guadalhorce River churning across the rocks some 100 metres below. If you’re afraid of heights, it’s the stuff of nightmares. The walkway … Continue reading The awesome and alarming El Caminito Del Rey
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and based on the thousands of people who flock to Costa de Sol beaches every day, there’s a lot of beauty to be found on the playas of southern Spain. This beach (pictured) is called Playa-Balneario Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Beach Spa of Our Lady of Carmen) … Continue reading Spanish Beaches & Restaurants …. I Will Survive
It’s an amazing place for people watching. I love to watch the Northern Europeans and the Brits as they straggle from the beach to the bars and restaurants. They glow pinkly from too much sun or too much cerveza, or both. Their feet are sandy, the shirts are off, and they grin widely as they walk along the promenade, volleyballs and beach umbrellas held hostage under sweaty armpits.
It has been a less than auspicious start to our holiday, as the following trio of bad news explains…… uno, dos, tres. Let’s go! Uno - Swiping right with Uber and Airbnb Compared to a hotel booking, the Airbnb check-in always has some complications around it, the Malaga apartment being no exception. We had arranged … Continue reading Bad news comes in Tres? (hopefully)
The Cafe de Estraperlo is a hidden Malaga gem, wedged between two bicicleta (bike) shops near the harbour. We sat at bar stools while the owner (Mark) entertained us with the story of how a classically trained musician and TV producer from England, ended up co-owning a bar in Malaga with a Spanish guy called … Continue reading Adios Malaga, much love
There's a majestic old ruin in Malaga, perched high atop the city, called Castillo de Gibralfaro. Many weeks ago we decided that every morning, we would walk to the top and back, thus earning various wine and tapas credits for the rest of the day. The path upwards is long, steep and paved in flagstones. … Continue reading How will they get the hearse up here?
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