Honestly they're doing it again, for the third time. Both their memories must be going.... etc etc. The route may be the same but the journeys are quite different. True, there are handholds on the way, places, we've found that are comfy and good. But, the
After a couple of days on the beach in Faro, we headed north arriving in Porto on Thursday last week. In Faro our Hotel was on the other side of the lagoon to the airport in Faro and had a strong echo of M Hulot's Holiday. Not swanky,
You might think that the Romans built the aqueduct in Segovia. The locals beg to differ. It was Old Harry. According to a local legend, a 16 year old girl, fed up with walking the 16km (10 miles) to the nearest spring for water every day, said she'd
It was a bit of a shock on Tuesday to find we were flying to Madrid on Wednesday and not later in the week as we expected. I blame three things for this. The first is, of course, Donald Trump, who has made airlines reconsider their schedules. Expedia, which (today!
An easy day. There's no such thing. 10k is not very far, a couple of hours max. A leisurely breakfast and a long lunch. Thats the ideal... But, there were hills on this bit, hills we'd forgotten about since we came this way two years,ago.
We left our Vigo hotel at 0940 and started on the clearly signed path out of town. The first notable thing we saw is Vigo Guixar Station. We got off the train here yesterday. A train which, had come through Redondela yesterday. We're not being very efficient at
Its not easy getting from Portugal to Spain, or Spain to Portugal by train. The most accessible route is from Porto to Vigo. One train each way 12 hours apart. It's almost like the passenger railways don't want to do it. But, I'm getting
A couple of days was more than enough to see this lovely little town. But, there's definitely scope for a beach holiday. The town has an Art Nouveau trail, and an art nouveau museum. The cathedral is not large. But it has some great objects including this Madonna
The Uber in Albufeira arrived on time. He took us through an industrial estate and the back streets and we got us to the station on time. The train atrived on time. It was an Intercity service. It stopped a lot which was good because we got to see more
Albufeira in Portugal is a lively spot.
The train to Huelva from Cordoba has come all the way from Madrid and it's arguable that the most interesting part of the journey starts from Cordoba. The train pulled out in good order and made its way uneventfully to Seville, where, tired by is exertions, it sat
To say its hot here is an understatement. Its about 37°C (99°F), as this is being written. The saving grace is humidity levels on a par with Arizona. It makes your eyes dry. Moan moan But there's some spectacular stuff here. About 200 years before the