So, you might be wondering – what did we like about Fes after our rough start? Well, we did manage to find a few things! We had two full days in Fes as well as a side trip to the fabulous Roman ruins of the city of Volubulis. In between the lowlights, we found some awesome things….
Month: April 2013
A bad start to Fes
We caught a bus to Fes, which went smoothly and included a stop at a little roadside stall where we tried delicious fresh cooked burgers. When we arrived at the bus station at night, we were immediately confronted by lots of taxi drivers asking us where we wanted to go. One man attached himself to…
The blue town of Chefchaouen
After twelve days relaxing in Rincon de la Victoria, we were ready for a change of scene. We decided to take a ferry across to Africa – after taking a bus to Malaga, a bus to Algeciras and then a ferry we found ourselves in Ceuta, Spain. We hadn’t known this, but Spain maintains a…
Rest and recovery
As we travel, a lot of people ask us “Don’t you get tired of travelling for so long?” The answer is…sometimes. We realised that the south of Spain would be a really nice place to stop and relax over Easter, so we rented an Airbnb apartment and stayed in one place for the longest time…
Semana Santa in Seville
The week before Easter is called Semana Santa (Holy week). The city of Seville has one of the most famous celebrations in the world. Throughout the week, different brotherhoods process from their churches to the main Cathedral of Seville and then back to their own churchs. The people in the procession are called Nazarenos and…
Cordoba again
For anyone who has been reading our blog for awhile, you might remember that we visited Cordoba, Argentina last year. A year later, we found our way to Cordoba, Spain. Cordoba was one of the great Muslim cities in Spain, and still has an interesting mix of things to see. After we arrived, we went…
The amazing Alhambra
We spent two full days in Granada, which we loved. The only downside was me (Karen) getting sick with a bad cold for the second time in six weeks – not fun! Travelling is definitely a challenge for me when I am sick – I still want to get out and do everything but it…
Las Fallas
How to describe Las Fallas? It’s a crazy four day festival in Valencia, Spain, perhaps best summed up by this quote : “Does the smell of gunpowder excite you? Does the sight of flames make you smile? Do you secretly harbor pyrotechnic urges that are only socially acceptable on the Fourth of July? If you…
Valencia
The main reason that we went to Valencia was to experience Las Fallas (which is a whole different blog post!) However, while we were there we did manage to see a few other things. We stayed in a stunning apartment outside of Valencia – the picture above is of the view. We visited the cathedral…
Meandering Kiwis 