• Benidorm Mirador del Castell – Balcó de la Mediterrània – May 26

    One of the best views of the front of Benidorm can be seen from the Mirador del Castell – Balcó de la Mediterrània situated in the old town. From here you can see the whole way along both Llavant and Ponent Beaches plus straight out into the sparkling Meditterrainean. Balcó de la Mediterrània Below are...

  • Benidorm May 26 – Hotel Innside Costa Blanca

    This is our second visit to the Hotel Innside Costa Blanca in Benidorm. This is part of the Melia group of hotels and is ideally situated half way along Llevant Beach with easy access to both the new and old town sides of this beautiful resort, so whether you are ‘party animal’ or simply like...

  • Benidorm Old Town – November 2025

    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...

  • Benidorm – October into November 2025 – Hotel Agir Springs

    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...

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    Majorca, Alcudia – September 2025

    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...

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    Chicago – February 2025

    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...

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    Wisconsin – Lake Loon Visit – May 2024

    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...

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    Minneapolis – May 2024

    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...

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    Albufeira – March24

    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...

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    Hotel Do Cerro – Albufeira – March 2024

    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...