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when the airbnb experience goes well…

when the airbnb experience goes well…

We've been on the road now, for over three months, having sold up in Istria and waiting to complete on our dream Andalucian townhouse. We've stayed in a variety of hotels and apartments along the way, and are onto our third Airbnb stay. The first was for the month of...

ronda : andalucia : 2024

ronda : andalucia : 2024

It's over ten years since we lasted visited Ronda, and that was a flying visit, as we were en route to Seville for Semana Santa. But it imprinted such a memory that we always said we'd return for a longer visit, and in August we did just that. The summer of 2024 has...

ático 73, victoria : medina sidonia : andalucia

ático 73, victoria : medina sidonia : andalucia

Situated in the southern Andalucian town of Medina Sidonia, Ático 73, Victoria, is advertised as an adults-only hotel. Although we're not averse to staying in places which are child friendly, it's nice sometimes to know that peace and quiet are probably most...

la guardia apartments : tarifa : andalucia

la guardia apartments : tarifa : andalucia

When we booked a four night stay recently in Tarifa, La Guardia apartments seemed a pretty perfect choice. Self-catering, right in the centre of the old town, in the middle of all of the action, contemporary and stylish judging by the photographs, and although not the...

hostal aljibe : archidona : andalucia

hostal aljibe : archidona : andalucia

Sometimes, you find somewhere to stay, that is just so exceptionally beautiful, you spend your whole stay, drinking in the interiors, the exterior, the accessories and accessorisation, and just well, the whole thing. On our roadtrip across Spain, we've been so lucky...

tarifa : andalucia : spain : 2024

tarifa : andalucia : spain : 2024

The last time we visited Tarifa, was back in 2014 and it was a flying visit. We were travelling back from Seville to Nerja and stopped off for an afternoon, vowing to return, because we loved the tiny amount of the town and the beach, that we saw. Fast forward to...

casa henrietta : jimena de la frontera : andalucia

casa henrietta : jimena de la frontera : andalucia

We recently made a very exciting trip to Jimena de la Frontera, one Andalucia's white washed villages, deep in the south west of the region. More on why we were visiting here. We had to do an overnight stay and so set about finding somewhere that matched our criteria...

archidona : malaga province : andalucia

archidona : malaga province : andalucia

Archidona first came onto our radars when we caught an episode of "A Place In The Sun" and this was the location. Not many places on this TV programme immediately appeal to us, as many are in tourist hot-spots, but Archidona, with its cobbled streets and white washed...

splashes of colour…

splashes of colour…

Currently, most of what we own is in a storage unit, back in Istria, and we are travelling light (although the packed car would suggest otherwise), as we move around Andalucia, getting to know the region of our new home. The purchase hasn't completed yet, so we don't...