Destination: Spain

Galicia - out of Galicia - back to Galicia!

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [420] | Comments [4]

Galicia The plan for today was to relocate south and head for Extremadura. Set off on a 5 hour journey but with every mile it got hotter and hotter. Stopped for lunch and it was boiling. Started to reassess our plan. Checked temperatures for destination ... Read more >

Photos: Galicia - Santiago de Compostela

Tue, 6 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Galicia - Santiago de Compostela

Tue, 6 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [607] | Comments [3]

Galicia, Santiago de Compostela   Pilgrim central. This is the most religious pilgrimage place after Rome and Lourdes all because of some very tenuous story about St James remains being found here. If you make it here on foot and get all your ... Read more >

Photos: Galicia - Finsterre

Tue, 6 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Galicia - Finsterre

Tue, 6 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [361]

Galicia, Finsterre After our Costa de Morte walk we drove out to Finsterre which literally translate to the 'end of the world' as it is the most westerly point on mainland Europe and was the end of the known world until Columbus discovered the Americas.... Read more >

Photos: Galicia - Costa de Morte

Sat, 3 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Galicia - Costa de Morte

Sat, 3 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [389]

Galacia - Costa de Morte The name originates from all the ship wrecks – phew! Great stopover right on the harbour in a lovely little town. Had a walk around the town then back to the beast for octopus and potatoes Galacian style courtesy ... Read more >

Photos: Galicia - A Coruna

Sat, 3 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Galicia - A Coruna

Sat, 3 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [436]

Galicia, Viveiro Left the mountains and Asturias for the coast in Galacia. This is the most westerly region of Spain and renowned for shellfish and octopus. The area looks completely different, much more rugged and full of eucalyptus forests. Stopped ... Read more >

Photos: Asturias - Pola de Somiedo

Sat, 3 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Asturias - Pola de Somiedo

Sat, 3 Sep 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [318]

Hola, sorry for the delay uploading any new stuff, I thought I'd better get cracking today as me Dad thinks I've been kidknapped!!  Hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend. Pola de Somiedo  Back in the mountains to do some proper ... Read more >

Photos: Asturias - Villaviciosa & Cudillero

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Asturias - Villaviciosa & Cudillero

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [464] | Comments [6]

Asturias, Villaviciosa Stopped at the cider capital of Spain, Villaciciosa for the afternoon and night. You need a few ciders to be able to pronounce the towns name!! Lovely little town, loads of siderias to sample the local cider in. Just had one ... Read more >

Barcelona to Venice

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 | By jaynem | Views [261] | Comments [1]

We fly to Venice this afternoon at 3.10pm. So we got up early and packed our bags and got the 9.15am shuttle into the city. We wanted to go and see the Sagrida Familia, the famous cathedral designed and built by Gaudi. We caught the train and 20 minutes ... Read more >

Barcelona 2

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 | By jaynem | Views [230]

Back into the city and our plan today is to ride the Funicular and then the chairlift up to Parc de Montjuic. First we went to the shopping centre at the port and had a coffee and tea and Gerard had a pastry, then we wandered off to find our way around.... Read more >