We were up early for a start on the next part of our trip; Ubering to Marseilles St Charles and aboard the 8.18am train North West to Arles. We arrived at the station at Arles and, following some clever research by Lynette, rolled our bags 30 metres from the station to Taco and Co, where… Read More »
Gimme the sound of the rolling dice Gimme a whiskey, don’t think twice Deal me the card that takes my blues away Take me away to Marseilles The Angels – Marseilles (1978) We’re really enjoying exploring Marseille and, after an excellent evening ramble and dinner last night we were up early this morning to check out… Read More »
Since our trip to the Danube and Portugal and Spain this time last year, we’re back in Europe for some more cycling and exploring. We decided to fly into Nice this year and to explore some of the South of France before heading to Paris to join the Upper Cape Ski and Sports Club for a… Read More »
Pamplona turns out to be a great city, even when the San Fermin festival is not happening and there are no bulls being run in the street. The narrow streets of the old town are filled with bars and restaurants and packed with people who clearly have this on their list of Spanish places to… Read More »
After a fabulous final night in Valencia which includes a dinner at Canela restaurant, in the shadows of the Torres de Quart, and a bit of fun at the Open Mic night at Radio City, we get our stuff together and set the GPS for Pamplona and a course Northward toward Barcelona before heading inland… Read More »
After our cycle tour yesterday and exploring the old town, we headed to the shopping streets this morning before a drive out to the beachside areas including the marina build to accommodate Valencia’s hosting of the America’s Cup challenge in 2007. There’s some images in the video below: Valencia: Shopping and Beachside from… Read More »
Our time in Granada comes to an end and it’s time to pack the car again and head to Valencia. The route takes us through Jaen, which is surrounded by an enormous olive oil growing area which produces 20% of all olive oil produced in the world and which produces more olive oil than the… Read More »
We left Seville on a lovely Sunday morning, heading South to take a look at the old port of Cadiz, from where so many Spanish journeys began, including the huge Spanish Armada which sailed in the late 1500s with the intent of invading England and providing them, amongst other things, with a lesson in response… Read More »
We checked out of our AirBnB apartment in Portugal on Thursday morning and grabbed an Uber to head out to Lisbon airport. The Uber came within minutes and dropped us at the airport with no issues. We were then able to join a shuttle to our rental car company’s garage nearby. We’d booked this car… Read More »
We set off in Lisbon today to find some decent coffee. Lynette had seen a place that the guys from Holy Belly, in Paris, had recommended on social media from a trip they’d made to Lisbon. The Montana Cafe turned out to be an excellent suggestion, with great coffee and food and an excellent India… Read More »