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Delightful Dénia
After our low-key week in Oropesa, we headed 2 or so hours further south on the eastern coast of Spain, through the modern streets of Valencia (thanks to that crazy GPS again!) and on to the coastal city of Dénia … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Almadrava Tower, Bahia Azul Resort, Costa Blanca, COVID-19, Dénia, Les Rotes, Photography, Spain, Valencia, Weather
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Room with a view
When we pulled open the curtains at Apartamentos el Cano, Marina d’Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain, we were greeted by the Mediterranean sea view that would delight us from dawn to dusk every day of our week’s stay. Like an … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Apartamentos el Cano, Beach, COVID-19, Gardens, Orange Blossom Coast, Oropesa del Mar, Photography, Spain, Tourists, Walking, Winter
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From coast to coast
Continuing from my last post, the next day, as we drove out of San Sebastian, Spain, I noticed ice on the sides of the road… and before we knew it, we were driving through snow! Well, not literally (lucky for … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Castle, Driving in Europe, El Cano apartments, Morella, Mountains, Oropesa del Mar, Pamplona, Photography, Royal Palace of Olite, San Sebastian, Snow, Spain, Weather
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A side trip to Spain
Flying into Barcelona, Spain, in 2013, we picked up a hire care and had no problems at all driving down to Cambrils, on the Costa Daurada (Gold Coast) – despite not having any directions or detailed map on hand! A … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Beach, Cambrils, Costa Daurada, Les Ferreres Aqueduct, Markets, Photography, Roman aqueduct, Salou, Somni de Cambrils, Spain, Tarragona
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There’s no place like home
Even though we only live part-time in France it is, for us, “home”. What I like to say is that we work in Australia but we live in France. After all, when you are working full-time there is precious little … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel, Travel in France, World travel
Tagged Argenton-sur-Creuse, Booking flights, Bordeaux, Car, central France, Creuse River, Italy, Lyon, Paris, Photography, SNCF, Spain, Toulouse, Tours, Train travel
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Back to front fruit
Considering that my blog purportedly appears most often in searches for “mangasteen” (a fruit I mentioned in passing on a post on Thailand) I thought I would describe another fruit which we “discovered” recently – this time in Spain – which initially reminded me of managsteens (or more correctly known as … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Travel, World travel
Tagged Australia, Fruit, Loquat, Mangasteen, Mangosteen, Nispero, Spain, Thailand
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A house in France 