Benidorm – The party central town of the Costa Brava, yet it also has a beautiful old town. Here you will find a whole host of old streets and alleys to explore. At night the place is always a fantastic busy hustling community where the many bars and restuarants come to life. From the Mirador...
There is no stopping us now, after just ver 3 weeks from our last trip to Majorca we decided on a cheeky little trip to Benidorm for a bit more sun before the UK winter sets in. This trip did not start as we planned due to the changes is the Spanish travel regulations which...
Having reached the grand old age of 70, my fantastic family organised a villa holiday in Majorca right on Alcudia beach. The villa is called Villa Gremelos (Gremelos is spanish for twins) which is very apt as the villa has 2 floors which mirror each other making in total 6 bedrooms of wich most are...
Surprise road trip for my good ladies birthday. So a 6 hour drive from Minneapolis to Chigago for a night. Featurerd image was first sight of the city the rest are just pictues of some of the features of this city. From a walk along the ‘Magnificent mile‘ (Final Picture) to the multitude of bars...
Monday 13th May – We took a trip out to our American families cabin on the edge of Lake Loon in Wisconsin. What an absolutely beautiful place to just chill and reflect… I could easily be converted to an off grid existance after spend just a couple of hours here. On our reluctant return to...
Arrived yesterday after a pretty trouble free flight from London Heathrow. MSP imigration was slow at nearly 2 hours, but apart from that, a good trip. Today being day 1 of this visit we started off with a great typical American breakfast in a fantastic diner called the ‘Fireside Lounge Bar & Restaurant‘. This is...
To follow on from my last post about the Hotel Do Cerro in Albufeira, I thought I would show a few pictures I took whilst here. February and March is a great time to come to the Algarve as the weather is pretty good. This weekend it has been 20+ in the afternoons, plenty enough...
We are just taking a short break to Albufeira in Portugal staying in the Hotel Do Cerro. We arrived last Thursday (14/3/24) via a very pleasant Jet2 flight from Birmingham. It is now Sunday morning 11.43am and I am writing this whilst sat by the hotel pool in the sunshine. The hotel is located a...
In this post, I will be moving away from the beaches to show some of the old town and other streets it is well worth a walk round. The old town The port
For a change this year, we decided on main land Spain and chose Benidorm for a location, staying at the Costa Blanca Innside by Melia Hotel right on the front of Llavant Beach. We have been here now for 5 days, 5 more to go and have found both the hotel and location brilliant. The...