This can’t really qualify as a “walk” – an adult could bound down here in less than ten minutes. But taking in to account there were 6 little, easily distracted legs walking with us, we managed to while away an hour and a half or so on this campo track – finding the best stick,…
Category: Local
COOLING OFF
A day trip to Aquavelis water park
The summer has really started to sizzle. Alas, just like myself, the twenties are now a distant memory. We’re basking in the mid to late thirties and dreading the forties that lurk just around the corner. Enthusiasm for days out has dwindled with the kids – they just want to hang by the pool. For…
ROAST IN A ROLL
A tasty snack where you’d least expect it
I am very happy to share this post with you as I think this is a real “find”. In Spain sometimes you find deliciousness in the most unlikely places. So I’ve already told you what it is… but let me keep you guessing for a bit as to where. This is the deliciousness I speak…
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Farewell to precious DiCarlo moments
It’s the last day of school today – hence two posts in as many days, a last flurry of activity before the summer comes crashing in – and emotions are mixed. I’m in shock that this year is over already – it feels like only a few months ago I was buying shiny new pencil…
TASTE EXPLOSION
New restaurant discovery in Torre del Mar
Walking in the door of Las Perlas you would never suspect the gourmet delights that await you. Unless you had read the breathless reviews on Tripadvisor that is. That’s how we came to be there. We decided to try out somewhere new for dinner as a Father’s Day treat for Ivan, had a peek on…
NOT SO FARAWAY GREEN HILLS
A Sunday drive to Sedella’s lush meadows
I’ve been wanting to go here for ages. That’s a view from our house. Known locally as “the meadows” it’s where the bare white rock meets the green on the upper eastern slopes of La Maroma. In winter when the mountain is snowcapped the snowline extends just beyond this area and the locals drive up…
CHEAP THRILLS in TORRE DEL MAR
A day out on a shoestring
I almost spent €45 on an hour’s entertainment for the kids the other day, but instead got a whole day of fun and loads of fresh air for a little over a tenner! Oh and a big sticky bun. It was last Friday, Day 1 of a 4 day weekend (the 6th and the 8th…
GREAT FAMILY WALK
The Río Chíllar in Nerja
This is one of the best walks we’ve done in Spain, definitely the best we’ve done with the children. Yup we managed the 5km and 6 hours duration of this shady river walk with all three, easily a personal record for us! But apart from being able to take the kids along, this trail really…