Category: Spain

As one of my stop overs on my big drive north I stayed at this amazing place in the south-east of Spain It’s an old farm that is now an eco village run by Bart and Paulina, a polish couple who moved here 2 years ago They welcome van-lifers onto their land and have some… Continue reading Rec-on

My 90 days in the Schengen are coming to an end and the plan has always been to take time out of the Schengen in Morocco. I have slowly been working my way south and was planning to cross over from Algeciras to Tangier on a 45 minute ferry Due to political disagreements between Spain… Continue reading Getting to Morocco

After Seville I attempted to visit Malaga. It was too built up, crowded and the roads were not van friendly so I drove straight back out. Onwards to Granada, a city nestled in a valley Granada was the last stronghold of the Moorish kingdom in Spain and has an amazing fortress called Alhambra Inside the… Continue reading Granada

Very close to Seville, up in the mountains, is a little Roman town called Ronda It’s balanced on top of a cliff With a 120-metre-deep chasm between the two sides So they built a big bridge Construction of the bridge started in 1759 and lasted 34 years The city of Ronda is sometimes said to… Continue reading Ronda

Home to one of the largest cathedrals in the world The queues to get in were very long so I headed to Iglesia Colegial del Divino Salvador, a church round the corner where I could buy a combined ticket. This meant I got to skip the queues for the cathedral and see both places for… Continue reading Seville

I continued my journey south through Galicia and arrive a little town called Tui It is one of the nicest towns I’ve visited Right on the border with Portugal I stayed there for 3 days It’s very calm and quiet The streets are so narrow that no cars can enter One evening walk I heard… Continue reading Tui

I am still in the wonderful Galicia. The weather is perfect – sunny but not too hot. This area is steeped in history and I have been enjoying learning about their unique language ‘Gallego’, the Celtic culture, their close connection to Northern Portugal and the lives of the Galician people. I visited the remains of… Continue reading Castro de Baroña

Vanlife gathering More amazing unspolit beaches Cliff top walks Sunsets Dinner cooked on a beach camp fire

After Santiago I headed north into the hills I found this magical place Swam in a waterfall And enjoyed the sounds of nature The next day I continued my journey north to the coast So happy to find this completely unspoilt beach with no tourists in sight I met a fellow solo female vanlifer Minna,… Continue reading Galicia – part 1

On Friday I left Portugal and arrived in Galicia I parked next to this pool with views of Santiago I went into the city Reconnected with friends I met the other week when volunteering Sara and Mateu had just finished walking the Camino so we celebrated with evening tapas and wine and went on a… Continue reading Santiago