A walk in Andalusia – Ruta del Gollizno

After dropping the home owners off at Granada airport at the start of our most recent house sit in Spain … More

Our first month of being roving retirees

It’s been one month since we left Australia on our full time roving retiree lifestyle. How much has it cost…

We’re famous – well almost!!!

“How can you afford to travel full time??” friends and family have asked us. Well, part of the answer is in an article

What a year!!! (part 1)

Who knew that as we set off on November 5th 2015 what a wonderful, exciting, adventurous, enlightening, educational year it would turn out to be for us.

The Silver Temple

Chiang Mai has an abundance of Buddhist Wats but there are a handful that stand out as just that bit special. The Wat Sri Suphan, or silver temple, is one.

Medieval Villages of Catalonia

Spain’s north eastern region of Catalunya is overflowing with ancient medieval villages. On yet another glorious September day we took the car out to discover and explore what they had to offer.

The Volcanoes of La Gorratxa

Our last week on the Costa Brava saw us venturing further afield and heading inland, north west of Girona, to visit the Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa. This park contains 40 volcanic cones, 20 basalt lava flows and numerous small medieval villages.

The Catalan coast of Spain and Cork??

After the winding drive along the rugged and spectacular Catalan coast of the Costa Brava we finally saw our destination – Tossa de Mar. The thing that immediately struck us was the walled ramparts and towers we could see on the promontory above the beach.

Girona and the Camino de Ronda (part 2)

Read about our walks on the Camino de Ronda – a walking trail that follows the Costa Brava coast from Blanes to Portbou just before the border with France.

Girona and the Camino de Ronda (part 1)

This week can be summed up in two words – bike riding.

Indiana Jones in the French Pyrenees

Straddling a deep gorge in the Pyrenees in the Basque region of Larrau, South West France is the Le pont suspendu d’Holzarte suspension bridge. The drive from Mauleon, in the Soule province, to the start of the hiking track takes you through magnificent rolling hills, valleys and quaint Basque villages as the road follows the Le Saison and Larrau rivers.