RIDING A RICKSHAW AROUND HISTORICAL MELAKA We spent our day exploring the UNESCO-listed historical sites of Melaka today, stopping in to see the Dutch stadthyus (i.e. city hall), the ruins of a hill-top Portuguese fortress, and Malaysia’s oldest Chinese Buddhist temple. We hired a rickshaw for the day […]
HOLY TOLEDO! Toledo is just 70km South of Madrid and makes for an easy day trip – as we found out today. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is packed with monuments, museums, and historical sites to visit. Toledo’s wealth of cultural monuments harks back […]
GRANADA’S GREAT FORTRESS Alongside Seville’s Alcazar and Cordoba’s Mezquita, the last (but certainly not least) of Spain’s triad of amazing Moorish sites is Granada’s Alhambra. This immense fortress dominates the skyline here in Granada, occupying the top of Sabika Hill to the East of the city. Within its […]
PONFERRADA’S TEMPLAR CASTLE We left the vast expanse of La Meseta behind today, heading down into the comparatively verdant embrace of the Bierzo Valley. Our home-away-from-home for tonight is the town of Ponferrada, the largest city in El Bierzo and another popular stop along the Camino de Santiago. […]
A DAY TRIP TO LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE The Ardennes region is renowned for its thick forests, jagged cliffs, and many charming villages nestled in picturesque river valleys. The countryside is this area is popular with hikers too thanks to its hilly terrain and great views. After visiting so many […]
Wandering Soles 