Category Hiking/Walking
Europe 2014 – Madrid: The Best Laid Plans
Timeline: July 2nd – 7th We returned to camp after our fine ride, cleaned up and drove over to the bus stop for our trip to central Madrid. A quick check of the Ciclos Otero web site revealed that they close at 2:00pm on Saturdays so a stop there was out. We arrived in town […]
Europe 2014 – Madrid: Why Were We Nervous About its Size?
Timeline: July 2nd – 7th After a couple of weeks of staying in and dealing with smaller towns, we weren’t sure what to expect with Madrid, a town of over 3 million people. Would the city be navigable? Would our campground on the outskirts require a long commute to town? Find Camping Arco Iris […]
Europe 2014 – Granada and the Alhambra
Blog Post 7-14-14 Timeline: June 27th -30t We were a little nervous as we boarded the bus to go into town for our Sunday visit to the Alhambra. The City of Granada was switching over its bus routes that morning, and we were uncertain as to how smoothly that would go. Our bus from camp […]
Europe 2014 – Granada with the Ronda on the Way
Timeline: June 27th We got a fairly early start out of Gibraltar, as we wanted to complete our plan to sightsee on the way to Granada. We had two potential destinations in mind; the Nerja Caves or the city of Ronda. Only one of the two was possible as they lay in different directions from […]
Europe 2014 – Gibraltar: One Big Rock and a Lot of Duty Free
Timeline: June 26th The drive went smoothly down to Gibraltar and the car GPS, despite its minor faults compared to our experience with the bike GPS, guided us faithfully to Las Campanas. The Steve’s guide had suggested that there was limited street parking and when we pulled up in front of the hostal, a spot […]
Europe 2014 – Sevilla, Coincidence is Just God’s Way of Remaining Anonymous
We returned to town the next day for a pair of tours recommended in the Steves guide, hosted by Conception Delgado. The first, Sevilla Cultural Show and Tell was a nicely paced and informative 15 Euro visit that hit the highlights of the central part of town, full of background information about it, the lives […]
Europe 2014 – Sevilla, We Succumb to a Burger Craving
The drive from Lisbon to Sevilla (Seville) took about five hours, one hour longer than if we had used the toll roads. While not a difficult drive, particularly as much of it was on two lane highways out in the country, it was still a bit tiring. We arrived at Camping Villsom and by the […]
Europe 2014 – Lisbon, Try it on a Baguette
Our second day in camp would bring another trip into Lisbon for sightseeing. When you are traveling like we are, there is a rhythm to each town. You arrive in camp and set up, becoming familiar with its features. Your first foray into town is full of uncertainty, not knowing where the bus will take […]
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