Wintering in Spain 2025 – Estepona #1 … Booking a Place on the Costa del Sol at the Last Minute
by *UPDATED – Missing photos added Can you book a place for an extended stay on the Costa del Sol in Spain at the last minute. …
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It Was 50 Years Ago Today, Sgt. Pepper … and The Retiree Went Travelin’ for the First Time
OK, so technically, the original lyrics said, “it was 20 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play”. And “Sergeant Pepper’s…” was …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – The Road Home (Part 3 – Day 4 in Madrid, and then a “Gran Adios a España”)
Given that we have been home for well over a month, it is time to wrap up “The Road Home” series. But before I do …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – The Road Home (Part 2 – Days 2 & 3 …Toledo and Then on to Madrid, a Mini-Getaway Continued)
First up, a quick 48 hours in Toledo from Good Friday until Easter Sunday. Toledo is known as “the city of the three cultures”: Christian, …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – The Road Home (Part 1 – Day 1…Marbella to Toledo, a Mini-Getaway)
I write this as I have my feet up on the couch at home having survived an annoying bout of jetlag since arriving home at …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – Spanish Cooking with the Retiree…“Carrilladas”… Ole!
We both enjoy Spanish cuisine. I’m not even sure how I would describe it to you, other than it offers unique dishes, most with what …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – Marbella Restaurants #1 – Eating on the Waterfront at “Chiringuito Basilio Beach”
In keeping with my thought that most of my writings from Spain this year will be about “absolutely nothing at all” i.e. just the mundane …
2024 Update – International Travel and Money … Currency Exchange, the Traveller’s… New Solution? (Part 2)
After pausing to write about, what I was going to write about, I return to the currency exchange dilemma. As you read in Part One, …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – What Will I Write About? … Advocating … Vegetables … Possibly?
As I sit here in the sun contemplating what I am going to write about during our stay in Marbella… technically, the sitting-in-the-sun did not …
2024 Update – International Travel and Money … Currency Exchange, the Traveller’s… New Solution? (Part 1)
On the 6th of December 2022, I posted my first article about how we approach paying for things when we are abroad. And then, on …