It’s November and it’s cold and snowing in Amsterdam. A visit to Tenerife is the perfect way to avoid the winter at home. As an active traveler, Tenerife never crossed my mind to visit as it is mostly known as a sun-bathing destination. This time the island is part of my Atlantic island hopping trip,…
La Palma was part of my Atlantic island hopping trip to Madeira and the Canary islands. What I absolutely loved about La Palma was how quiet it was compared to the other islands. It seems that tourism hasn’t really found its way to this specific island as much. I stayed in Santa Cruz de la…
It’s 2022 and the travel mode is back on! This time for a short trip to Andalusia, Spain. Since my Mom lives here, I’ve visited this part many times. Now it was time to discover the more unknown Southeast of Andalusia. Driving through the mountains of La Alpujarra From the coastal town Motril, we drove…
On 21 June the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain was lifted. On 25 June I flew to Malaga airport. Being on Schiphol airport in these times felt surreal, to me it was unclear where it was mandatory to wear a face mask and where not. Finally on board the airplane I noticed it was reasonably full;…
It’s December, last week on Monday morning I checked out the flights to Malaga and found some cheap fares for the next week. I instantly decided to visit my Mom in the South of Spain. To make the most out of my short stay, we decided to do a road trip to Madrid, including some…
While in Spain, Sebastian and I had the pleasure to stay at his Moms place, who owns a very relaxing, full-board yoga retreat named Yogabreeze. Although we’re no yoga practitioners, we fully enjoyed our stay here. The retreat is in the mountains with fantastic views over Estepona, the sea and even Africa. We were given…
During my short stay in Southern Spain, I planned a day trip to Seville. After hearing only promising stories I decided this must be a city worth visiting. Since I only had one day I had to make choices which of the highlights had to be in my itinerary. The Alcázar of Seville This royal…
Since 2015 the thrill seeking boardwalks of the Caminito del Rey has been restored and open to the public. Only allowing 1.100 visitors per day, it’s essential to pre-book your ticket online if you don’t want to miss out on this adventure. The walk starts at the Northern entrance. After parking the car it’s a…
Only 60 kilometers South of Valencia is the authentic Spanish town Xativa. A place that once was the most influential cities of the Kingdom Valencia. During my last trip I decided to visit this pretty town. With a direct train connection from Valencia it took only 50 minutes to reach this place. In the train…
This October I had the liberty to visit Valencia with nobody less than my own Dad. Next to Barcelona and Madrid is Valencia the 3rd biggest city of Spain. It’s been high on my must-see list and in October it was the perfect timing for this city trip. From Amsterdam Airport we had a direct…
