Stage 2 Route GR131: La Palma, Canaries.

The second leg of our walk across La Palma on European hiking trail GR131. We were woken up at 10:30pm by loud voices and a torch. It scared the shit out of us. We were miles away from anywhere and there was no one around. Maybe it was the ranger wanting to check our camping…Continue reading Stage 2 Route GR131: La Palma, Canaries.

A home away from home: Barbate, Spain

So I met this guy… he’s pretty much perfect (!) and just when life couldn’t get any better I find out his family have an apartment on the south coast of Spain and he wants to take me there. How did I get so lucky!? His place is in Barbate, a small town in the…Continue reading A home away from home: Barbate, Spain

Moroccan madness: Tangier, Morocco

Our cargo ferry pulled alongside a hillside arabic sign on the coast of Morocco. After much Googling we still don’t know what it says and can’t find any information on it at all, which seems rather odd. We had arrived ahead of schedule but Marco’s expression didn’t look good. “We’re at the wrong port” he…Continue reading Moroccan madness: Tangier, Morocco