Málaga
23 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Said goodbye to family in the UK and flew to Spain to catch up with some friends in Málaga. A great town on the Costa El Sol, we treated ourselves to some Paella (yum) and wine (more yum) beforeEn savoir plus
Ronda and Setenil
24 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
While in Málaga, we jumped on a day tour up into the mountains to visit the beautiful towns of Ronda and Setenil. Ronda is perched on the edge of a 150m cliff with brilliant views of the countryside.En savoir plus
Torremolinos
25 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Next day we hopped on a train to spend the day in Torremolinos, a beautiful beachside town just south of Málaga. It's a popular place for UK and US expats and I can see why, the beaches here areEn savoir plus
Marbella
26–28 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Next stop was Marbella, a lovely coastal town. Weather wasn't the best, but at least it didn't rain
VoyageurWe did a drive by ... what did you think of the area.. was the old town nice.
VoyageurGreat town to ride a bike along the boardwalk by the beach and food is great, especially the seafood. Old town is very pretty, can't go inside the castle, just walk around the outside walls. Lots of nice shops, not quite as much history as other Spanish towns though. Lots of golf courses around Marbella.
Granada
29 juin 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
From Marbella we jumped on a bus to the city of Granada. A really nice town up in the hills known for the royal residence of Alhambra, which we'll visit in the coming days.
Alhambra
1 juillet 2024, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we visited Alhambra, a complex of palaces, gardens and fortresses from the 8th century.
Bordeaux
2 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We say goodbye to Spain and jump on a plane for a whirlwind tour of France. Our first stop was supposed to be Paris, but someone decided to hold the Olympics there, so we started in Bordeaux instead.En savoir plus
La Réole
5 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today we hired a car and drove through the French countryside to the small medieval village of La Réole, which is in the middle of Bordeaux's wine country. Arrived in time for their Saturday morningEn savoir plus
La Rochelle & Isla de Ré
7 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Next, we drove to the coast to visit the lovely port city of La Rochelle and the Isla de Ré, a beautiful island just off the coast connected to La Rochelle via a most impressive bridge.
La Baule
10 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Our next destination was La Baule-Escoublac to catch up with Nicky's cousin's son. Was a great visit and got to experience more wonderful fresh vegetables from the markets...
Mont Saint-Michel
12 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A big tick off the bucket list was a visit to Mont Saint-Michel, the famous monetary off the coast of France. An absolutely amazing place.
Loire Valley
14 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Our next stop was the famous Loire Valley, which is absolutely chockers with vineyards and chateaus.
More Loire Valley
18 juillet 2024, France ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another couple of days driving through the Loire visiting numerous tiny medieval villages and sampling a wine or two.
Palermo, Sicily
20 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We said goodbye to France and hopped on a plane for Palermo in Sicily. Spent a day wandering around the city, which was in the middle of a heat wave, so had to drink lots of water and beer.
Trapani and Erice
21 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We hired a car from Palermo and drove west to stay in the medieval town of Erice, perched on the top of a serious rock near the coast. A lovely town with magnificent views up and down the coastline.En savoir plus
Valley of Temples, Agrigento
23 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Another bucket list item bites the dust with a drive to Agrigento to see the Valley of Temples. A large collection of Greek and Roman temples that are awesome to see. Would love to see what it wasEn savoir plus
Villa Romana del Casale
24 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
Another surprising bit of history was Villa Romana del Casale. An ancient Roman Villa with magnificent mosaics and tiles. Apparently the Villa was buried by a landslide centuries before, keeping mostEn savoir plus
Ragusa
24 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Next stop was Ragusa, a small village in the mountains famous for it's Baroque Architecture. It's a lovely town and we took a day trip out to visit a few other mountain villages nearby.
Syracusa
26 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Next was a quick stop at Syracusa to have a look. A pretty good sized city, but we stayed near the island of Ortigia, which was very nice. Technically it's an island, but easily accessible by a 50mEn savoir plus
Taormina
28 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We continued our drive around Sicilliy to the beautiful town of Taormina. The town was highly recommended and it had the advantage of being less than a kilometre from the beach... according to GoogleEn savoir plus
Mount Etna
29 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We were lucky that Mount Etna had a couple of semi-serious eruptions the weeks prior to our arrival, so we joined a day tour to climb the slopes of an active volcano. The lava fields we climbedEn savoir plus
Cefalù
30 juillet 2024, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Heading back to Palermo airport, we stopped for a day at Cefalù, a lovely little town on the north coast east of Palermo. A lot of Italian tourists come here as it's one of the few sandy beaches inEn savoir plus
Mykonos, Greece
3 août 2024, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
And now for something completely different... we drove to Palermo airport to catch a flight to Athens, where we met up with a good friend who will join us in the Greek Islands.
We met Linda at theEn savoir plus
More Mykonos
4 août 2024, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We had two days in Mykonos, which allowed us to see the town and spend some quality time at the beach.
Paros
6 août 2024, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The next Greek Island was Paros, a quick 40 minute ferry from Mykonos. After dropping off our bags, we walked down the block for a nice lunch on the beach. Then wandered into town to see the sights.