This post is more of a summary than a detailed expose of the areas we have travelled through. Once we sold our home, things became a bit more complicated …there was the obvious ongoing trip planning, managing, etc., but also searching for a new home whilst trying to enjoy our trip and planning our next…Continue Reading “Frigliana to Mojacar Playa, Spain….slowly winding down our trip”
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October 11th to 18th, 2025 Today we are heading from Vejer de la Frontera to Frigliana, a journey of some 275 kilometres which should take us 3.5 – 4 hours. Our stay in Vejer was very pleasant, the apartment well well-suited to our needs and the hosts were quite helpful. It is a great base…Continue Reading “Vejer de la Frontera to Frigliana, Spain ….. another longish stay in a hilltop village”
September 29th to October 10th , 2025 The village is well situated to do day trips, so having become familiar with the parking situation, we were good to go. As we looked at the map, we decided to visit Cadiz, which was roughly 1 hour away. Cádiz, founded around 1100 BCE by the Phoenicians as…Continue Reading “Vejer de la Frontera ….Part 2 of our stay in this hilltop village”
September 29th to October 10th, 2025 A beautiful morning greets us as we prepare to leave Merida, which, though challenging weather wise was a nice experience…a final look at the viaduct and we are off… The drive from Merida to Vejer de la Frontera (about 350 km / 3.5–4 hours) takes us from Extremadura’s rolling…Continue Reading “Merida to Vejer de la Frontera, Spain …. about as far south as we will go !”
September 27th Another nice day as we prepare for our drive to our next destination, Merida. We had quite enjoyed our visit to Caceres and our stay at the Serenpidity AIRBNB, which was arguably the nicest one we have stayed in on this trip. Today’s drive is quite short, only about 75 kilometres or about…Continue Reading “Caceres to Merida, Spain …Roman ruins …Iugula! Verbera! Missus! …Kill him! Beat him! Pardon him!”
September 24th, 2025 In the morning, we were greeted by a lovely morning as we had a quick breakfast and headed to the parking lot to get our vehicle. On the way, we passed the Plaza Mayor… …and a statue of Federico Martin Bahamontes, also known as “The Eagle of Toledo”, who was the first…Continue Reading “Toledo to Caceres….a Casco Antigua frozen in time”
September 21st to 24th, 2025 On the morning of September 21st, we packed up and prepared for the next leg of our road trip. Today’s drive would take about two and a half hours, covering roughly 145 kilometres as we left the province of Castile-La Mancha and entered the less-visited region of Extremadura….Continue Reading “Segovia to Toledo, Spain …. the City of Three Cultures”
September 19, 2025 Another fine day as we packed up and prepared for the drive to Segovia, about 125 kilometres away, or an hour and a half on the road. Departure from the hotel was smooth, and the GPS led us through a series of interconnected highways onto the road to Segovia. We…Continue Reading “Madrid to Segovia, Spain ….another town steeped in history”
September 17th, 2025 We departed Zaragoza under clear skies and a crisp 14°C, setting out on the 325 km drive towards Madrid. The first part of the trip was a pleasure, smooth roads, light traffic, and wide-open views of the Spanish countryside shifting from rolling hills to plains. Along the way, we were supposed…Continue Reading “Zaragoza to Madrid …. two days in the Spanish Capital”
September 14th, 2025 Today we are leaving Alquézar, a town we quite enjoyed, and heading for Zaragoza. Our new destination is about 125 kilometres away and should take us less than two hours to reach. First, though, we need to gather our luggage and navigate what can best be described as narrow laneways to…Continue Reading “Alquezar to Zaragoza, Spain …..a few days in the Casco Antiguo”