The only thing we really wanted to do in Cazorla National Park was hike a very famous trail “Rio Borosa.” Everyone’s pictures look like this: Beautiful, clear water with a winding old wooden path alongside of it. It’s not a very long path and most people just use it for the swimming holes. No matter … More Andalucian Road Trip: Day 4 – 18 Miles and 18 Waterfalls
Castillo de Baños de la Encina We had to drive on the freeway to get from outside of Cordoba to the Baños de la Encina. I took as many pictures as I could of the street signs – with the 120 km/h signs, weird merging signs and off ramp warnings. Some things are universal – … More Andalucian Road Trip: Day 3 – Baños and Battlefields
Medina Azahara We drove 1 hour to the Medina Azahara – an archaeology ruin of a palace said to have been bigger and more beautiful than the Alhambra. The Azahara is just outside of Cordoba. There used to be huge emirates (kingdoms) within Spain’s Moorish territory- the Emirate of Granada and the Emirate of Cordoba. Granada’s … More Andalucian Road Trip: Day 2 – Archaeology and Almodovar
Quesos Sierra Sur We only had to drive about 57 minutes from Jaen to get to our first stop – a cheese factory. We had to make a choice between a bodega, a Roman cistern or a cheese factory. With siesta we could only choose one and we chose the cheese place because we have … More Andalucian Road Trip: Day 1 – Cheese and Castles
The Romans always adapted their clocks to the changing daylight hours over the seasons. So you could say Europeans have basically always been observing some sort of Daylight Saving Time. And yes it’s saving time, not savings time. They switched a little differently, so DST, as we know it, was introduced during WW1 to save … More Spain Sunday: Daylight Saving Time
We just got back from a road trip! A road trip that would span over only Andalucia, and mostly just through Jaen. We’ve mentioned that we’ve been worried about missing things. We’re about to move to a completely different part of Spain (physically and culturally) and want to make sure we see the good ol’ … More Andalucia Road Trip
The last serious hike we took was up El Pico and it ended up being one of the most grueling hikes we had ever taken. And this hike was a close second. It was late August, and the average temperature was 94F (35C). If we get a heat wave (which we did), the temperature goes … More Hike: Abandoned City and Castle
