"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
Plaza de la Merced. 2016-2017. The Spanish really know how to do a city square, perhaps more than any other nation I’ve visited. In this regard, Malaga sums up the Andalusian vibe nicely, with over a dozen gorgeous squares from which one can idle away an afternoon nibbling on tapas and guzzling red wine. My […]
Read More2020: The Highs & Lows of a Nomadic Travel Blogger. I’ve never done a post like this before, so you’ll have to bear with me. Truly, I hardly know where to start. Except to say, and forgive my language… What a f****ing crazy year! It blows my mind to think that a year ago today, […]
Read MoreMarbella, The Costa del Sol. December 2016. My day trip to the Spanish city of Marbella came about quite suddenly on the back of an unfortunate mishap. The day before, I was in bed in my apartment in Malaga tapping away on my Mac. I’d only been awake for half an hour and had just […]
Read MoreNerja, The Costa del Sol. September 2016. I was at home in Malaga one lazy weekend scanning my great Andalusia to-do list. While it was pleasing to see how much I’d managed to tick off, there was of course still much to do. On that particular day my eyes were drawn to the words Balcony […]
Read MoreFuengirola, The Costa del Sol. December 2016. After an initial flurry of Costa del Sol visits in the summer of 2016, I had admittedly forgotten about my strange travel project. Basically, I had resolved to check out the coastal region’s British-Spanish hybrid towns one by one. Chiefly to see if they really were as awful […]
Read MoreBenalmadena, The Costa del Sol. June 2016. It was a scorching hot summer afternoon when I set off on what I can only describe as an excursion of curiosity. So many people had told me not to bother with The Costa del Sol. That the entire coastal strip was a tourist trap devoid of Spanish authenticity. A […]
Read MoreFrigiliana, Spain. October 2016. A potential visit to the south of Spain conjures up daydreams of blue skies, golden sands and mouth-watering bowls of tapas. More often than not accompanied by a glass of blood-red tinto (wine). Or in my case a cheeky caña (little beer). You might also think of pristine, whitewashed villages and towns […]
Read MoreGranada, Spain. March 2017. It was yet another sunny, Spanish weekend. Once again, I was on a bus speeding out of Malaga for some exploring around Andalusia. Just the latest trip in my quest to see as much of southern Spain as I could before I departed for China. My decision to include Granada on […]
Read MoreEl Caminito del Rey. January 2017. Andalusia is a truly breathtaking region when it comes to natural landscapes. Whether out in the country or based in a village, town or city, one is never far away from stunning views. After nearly a year living in Southern Spain, I had already seen many of the region’s […]
Read MoreThe Grand Union Canal, Berkhamstead. September 2019. I’d had an excellent couple of days retracing the steps of my youth around the Buckinghamshire towns of Chesham and Amersham. But now, on this pleasingly sunny autumnal morning, it was time to head back to London. I’d spent the night at my old friend Steppers’ place in Chesham. The […]
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