Logroño is the capital city of the La Rioja region most famously recognised for its wine. Now, although a nice glass of red features highly on our list of priorities, we found the city had a lot going for it…
Puente La Reina and its Roasted Red Peppers
Puente La Reina (The Queen’s Bridge) is a small medieval town lying just a short drive South West of Pamplona, beyond the windfarm on El Perdon. It seems strange to be writing about a place some nine years afte visiting,…
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La Garbera – A stylish taperia in Rojales
Sometimes you just stumble across a place and fall in love with it. La Garbera is a stylish taperia in Rojales where you can sit and enjoy some tapas and a beer. Inside this amazing cafe bar every artefact has…
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Triple Brew- Delicious Craft Ale in Rojales
From the outside, this cool Rojales bar looks like any other. Step inside though, and be prepared to immerse yourself in a magical world of craft ales, some made on site, and try the wonderful food barbecued over an open…
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A quick trip around Tenerife
A week on the island of Tenerife was just what the doctor ordered. With few cases of Covid-19, restrictions are not as severe as on the mainland, and temperatures were a good 5 or 6 degrees below what the Alicante…
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Granada and the Alhambra – Post Lockdown
With reports of the Alhambra being relatively crowd free, and tickets easy to get, we decided to hot-foot it down to Granada for a few days. Hot, sticky, but very much worth it. A bit different to our last visit…
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Missing going out #1
I’m missing going out, aren’t you? It’s such an integral part of living in Spain. Hopefully it will soon be safe enough for things to begin to return to normal soon. In the meantime, here are some of my favourite…
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Valladolid
It’s been a long time coming. We visited Valladolid way back in 2016 and it’s one of those blog posts that got put off time and time again. It’s a shame as this really is a great city to visit,…
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Burgos – much more than morcilla!
Burgos claims to be the cradle of humanity in Europe. A few kilometres from the city, the Atapuerca archeological site is considered to be the birthplace of the first Europeans. It is a city steeped in history and a wander…
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Hotel del Oso for a special celebration
When the time comes to celebrate a momentous occasion, we’re always looking for a special place that doesn’t blow our budget. If you want to stay somewhere memorable in Cantabria, look no further! Hotel del Oso has everything you could…
