Thursday 10th April 2025 The Journey: After doing a little shopping in Torre do Moncorvo, we headed east along the N221 and then south taking a very scenic route towards our destination for the evening, Almeida. Along the way, we passed through Freixo De Espada à Cinta, which we viewed from a distance before driving …
Portugal Trip 1 – Portsmouth, the Ferry, Santander and Leon
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th April 2025 So another adventure begins. This time, we are travelling on the ferry directly to Spain, which takes nearly 36 hours. Two overnights and a full day. The Marina at Port Solent After driving down to Portsmouth, we had a break at Port Solent, which caters for motorhomes. It …
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Spain Trip 21: Jaca, Escó and Sarriguren.
Sunday 7th January 2024 Having made the decision to avoid the trip across the Pyrenees, we headed back towards Pamplona, stopping off as usual whenever we found a place to explore. Our destination for the night, was Sarriguren, an almost newly-built suburb of Pamplona, which has a motorhome aire. Jaca Our first stop was Jaca, a …
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Spain Trip 19: Alcañiz and La Granja de Escarp
Friday 5th January 2024 We spent the day travelling in a northerly direction with the intention of heading for a route over the Pyrenees. On route to our next overnight at La Granja de Escarp, we called in briefly at Alcañiz to pick up some provisions. Alcañiz Our first glimpse of the town was from a …
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Spain Trip 18: Onda and Morella
Thursday 4th January 2024 Continuing on our return journey in a a generally northwards direction, we visited a couple of small towns, staying overnight on an aire near the second one. Onda Although not travelling a large distance, we decided to break our day's journey at the small town of Onda, which is surrounded by …
Spain Trip 17: Calpe and Sagunto
Monday 1st, to Wednesday 3rd January 2024 After a stay of two weeks, we moved on from Calpe today, heading about 160km up the coast to Sagunto, which is a large fortified town with castle walls. Some distance away from the town centre, there is the port, a large marina and some beautiful beaches. We are staying …
Spain Trip 16: Xaló, Molins De La Plana, and Calpe
Sunday 31st December 2023 Xaló Being New Year's Eve, many places were closed, but we visited the small town of Xaló where the Bodega was open for wine sales. After making some purchases, we had a wander around the town, arriving just about 12 noon, when the church bells started ringing a full peel. It was …
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Spain Trip 15: El Castell de Guadalest
Saturday 30th December 2023 Exploring high places seems to be a developing theme of this trip (and blog). El Castell de Guadalest is a small village of around 200 residents, high in the mountains above Benidorm. El Castell de Guadalest On our way, we passed a road vehicle museum and local retail shop which sold a …
Spain Trip 14: Gata de Gorgos and Dénia
Friday 29th December 2023 Gata de Gorgos We had decided to visit Denia, but on the way, stopped off at the small town of Gata de Gorgos, to look at the local wares on sale there. The town specialises in wicker/basket work and there are several retailers selling a wide range of such goods. Bags of …
Spain Trip 13: Benidorm
Thursday 28th December 2023 Benidorm was always on the list of places to visit on this trip and I think it definitely lived down to expectations. It is an old fishing port which has expanded beyond belief. I am told it has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in the world. At the end of one of …

