Travelogues Andalusia

Always do your best... Haz siempre lo máximo que puedas. This is one of the four agreements from The Four Agreements, a book I found in Alex's small bookshelf yesterday. The...

After a long drive through the winding roads, I arrive at the Cortijo Retreat Center in Las Alpujarras, a mountainous region located about 1.5 hours away from Granada. Today, I...

The beautiful city of Seville is definitely worth a visit. The Arab influences are reflected in the buildings of the city. We plan to spend two days exploring the city. We park...

Our apartment was right on the bank of a river that flows into the sea a little further ahead. But ebb and flow could also be seen on the beach in front of our balcony, and at...

#7 Aguadulce I have to look twice: Yes, that's right, Aguadulce with a "g". I had our destination on our travel plan spelled as Aquadulce. Tanja, our daughter who unfortunately...

First of all, I wish you a Merry Christmas! Here in Spain, there is no Christmas atmosphere and I am skipping it this year. But there is something nice: Julian arrived on...

The journey to Cordoba is a bit chaotic. We choose a campground a few kilometers behind Cordoba and head towards it. Unfortunately, when we arrive, we find out that it has been...

Arrived at Playa Las Dunas in El Puerto de Santa Maria. A relatively large, but beautiful place with even more retirees who want to spend their winter in the south. We decide to...

Rudi was gracious with us. Only this morning at 9:00 he beeped us. We were almost done anyway. At 2 degrees Celsius and fog, we continued towards Salamanca. The sun was already...

Now we have been at our second Workaway job for 1 1/2 weeks already. There is not much to report, but I thought I would still write an interim report. Last weekend we were in...

In Granada for a visit to the Alhambra. 7 hours of marveling and lingering. Pictures speak more than a thousand words. I regret that I cannot convey the wind from the...

Photos from my car of Cortijo del Cura (Galera, Granada).

Photos from my car of La Alquería (Galera, Granada).

Photos from my car in Puerto Lope (Moclín, Granada).

Photos from August 2017 of Galera (Granada), my father's hometown.

Photos of Cortes de Baza (Granada), the village of one of my relatives.

Málaga will be my last stop in Spain and also my last one for now in Europe. But before moving on, I have 2 more nights in Málaga. When I arrived, it was already more or less...

Spain is a great country, spring makes it special because now everything is green and blooming, it is a color spectacle, this renewal of nature. This is now time for me to...

If I were Palumbi, the headline would sound different. I should start differently, because some readers may be surprised at our "naivety" during the trip. Before we set off,...

I would like to give a little insight into the sabbatical year, which didn't just fall from heaven. We are constantly asked at the campsites how it is possible that we can be on...

Now we have been traveling in Palumbi for more than 3 months, now the little, funny and nice stories have to come. It's been a while since our last entry, and we've now...

Saturday, August 26th, 2023, day 40 Although our ferry wasn't scheduled to leave until 12:30pm, we were excited to be in port on time and were a bit nervous. A flat tire should...

21.05. - Sunday was spent relaxing in the apartment, mainly due to the weather (continuous rain, which is very rare here). In the evening, we played cards together. 22.05. -...

Sorry!!! ... old school joke ... embarrassing! ... I know ... never mind ... had to get it out ... For days, these birds have been captivating us as they circle above our heads....

Dear cinephiles, what do you think about this? When I read the name of the place 'Almodóvar del Rio', I immediately thought of 'Talk to Her', 'The Skin I Live In', or 'Volver',...

Three days on the Mediterranean in Spain.

My ex-neighbor from Granada, Alex, is letting me stay at his cabin in the Sierra Nevada while he's on vacation. Maybe this is the karma coming back to me after letting...

After the crazy trip to El Torcal, we meet up with an acquaintance from the motorcycle forum in Granada. Granada? Wasn't that where the Alhambra is? Yes, we would have liked to...

A fine afternoon snack

Wow, it's been a long time since I last wrote on my blog. Probably because I'm taking a break from van life and immersing myself in life in Granada. Since March, I have a small...