Estimated numbers of hotel rooms in places we stayed: Granada, Antequera, Marbella and Nerja, Spain. May 2019 data from Instituto Nacional de Estadistica. If you’re planning to visit Spain’s Costa del Sol, you’ll probably be staying in a busy place. It can be hard to avoid over-loved places, but I prefer to seek out B-List…… Continue reading Antequera: the Case for B-List Travel
Tag: Spain (June 2019)
Using a Smartphone to Bypass Lines in Spain
April 2018. Hundreds of people were lined up in heavy rain to buy tickets for Spain’s national art museum, the Prado. Some fiddled with their smartphones to alleviate their boredom as they shuffled slowly towards the entrance. They seemed unaware they could use their expensive devices to simplify their lives. I found a sheltered spot…… Continue reading Using a Smartphone to Bypass Lines in Spain
Traveling by Numbers
Traveling by Numbers…
Traveling by Numbers
Day 1, Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP. I needed to share my love of backpacking and walking with my two young nephews (aged 10 and 11). My partner, the two nephews, their parents, and I have been backpacking in Andalucia, Southern Spain. With a couple exceptions, we traveled using public transport and our legs. How we got…… Continue reading Traveling by Numbers
Marbella Bus Station
5:30 a.m., Marbella Bus Station. Today we’ll fly to Paris CDG then nonstop to Minneapolis/St. Paul, MSP.
After-Dinner Jumps and Spins
Immediately after a most satisfying seafood dinner, the boys did jumps and spins on trampolines. Meanwhile, we watched while finishing our drinks in the restaurant.
Fish Pedicure
After dinner, the boys wanted to visit a fish spa. Dad said no, so I fulfilled my uncle duties by treating the nephews. The fish made a beeline (fish-line?) for less-scrubbed parts of the boys’ feet. The fish pedicure was still in progress when Dad posted pictures on Facebook.
Bimbo
Our nephews enjoy this for breakfast, white bread with no crust. The product name hurts my eyes.
Marbella
Walk + bus + bus + walk from Antequera to an Airbnb in Marbella, Costa del Sol.
Sierra del Torcal Mountains
Hiked in a rocky, eroded place. Sierra del Torcal mountain range, near the town of Antequera.