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​Exploring Altea Old Town

​A few minutes down the coast from Albir, is the quite similarly said but differently spelt, Altea (I used to think it was Albea and Altea haha). Although similar in name, these two little towns are pretty much opposites. Albir is a modern and relatively lively town laden with shops and tourists (but not enough tourists to make it a pain!). Altea is a sleepy town with classic whitewashed Spanish buildings and a beautiful blue-domed church in the centre. 

A Weekend in Madrid

I’d wanted to go to Madrid for a while. I’d been a few other places in Spain and absolutely fell in love with the country, in particular, Barcelona. Everyone I knew who’d been to both Madrid and Barcelona said how you can’t compare the two, and that they’re both such different cities. I was really intrigued, especially after I’d heard it has loads of good pubs too!! My birthday was impending and I had a couple of mates from Australia and New Zealand who were willing to explore...

A Weekend in Palma

Palma, the largest city and the jewel in the crown of the Balearic islands, is only a stone's throw (or more like 100 miles or so) off the coast of mainland Spain. Easily accessible from all over Europe, Mallorca is a popular holiday destination with a lot to offer; and best of all, it's only a two and a half hour flight from the UK. A classy city and swathed in culture, there is more to Palma than meets the eye. I don't know about you, but when I first imagine Mallorca...

Barcelona, Mi Amor

It’s somewhere I had always wanted to go. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like, I had only ever visited a holiday resort in Spain - it’s hard to visualise anything different. When you hear of Spain, the connotations which frequent the minds of most are sun loungers, sports bars and boozed up Brits. It was March, and I thought I’d get a tan - how silly of me. It was perhaps the wettest March the Catalan city...

Un Paseo en Albir

Over the Summer I spent a few days relaxing on Spain's Costa Blanca. I flew out from Stansted into Alicante to meet my parents, who were already there. They were staying in Albir for a couple of weeks, so I went to meet them for a short break. We were staying in a friend's apartment which we've visited before, it's great as it's really close to the beach and within a very short walking distance to the town's restaurants...

Coming soon:
​El Castell de Guadalest, Valenciana