Time for the last recap of our little trip around Andalusia with Aisling! Our last stop was Guadix, a surreal little city near Granada where a lot of the houses are built into the sandstone formations that are dotting the local landscape. It almost feels like being on Tatooine!
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Andalusia Trip Part 2: Cabo de Gata
Time for part two of the recap of our little trip around Andalusia with Aisling! This time, it’s about our time in Cabo de Gata, an arid coastal area on the southern coast of Spain. Since it is a protected natural area, it has remained fairly wild, unlike most of the southern coastline which is extremely built up. Also, it was my first time standing on top a sand dune!
Read MoreAndalusia Trip Part 1: Río Chíllar & Frigiliana
Hiking in a river, cool canyons, waterfalls, a white village in the mountains… Just a few of the things we’ve seen last week while travelling around Andalusia!
Read MoreWow, My EVS Is Almost Over!
Holy shit, it is crazy how time flies – I’ve just realized that I am almost done with my EVS. This realization has of course left me thinking both about how I’ve used my time here in Spain so far and what I will do in the remaining month and a half.
Read MoreGetaway to the Badlands
Aisling and I travelled to one of the most epic and unique places near Granada: the Badlands and the Lake Negratín area. We stayed in a small village called Cuevas del Campo for a weekend, hiking, kayaking, chilling and exploring.
Read MoreA Hipster’s Guide to Coffeeshops in Granada
Searching for decent coffee in Granada is a bit like navigating a minefield… But don’t worry, after a few months here, I now know which are the best specialty coffee shops in the city! So, here are my favorite places to get great coffee in Granada!
Read MorePostcards from Tatooine – Visiting Guadix
In Guadix, an entire neighborhood is built into the rocks. Yup, you read that right. They dig caves into the sandstone formations and turn them in to houses! It is an amazing, surreal place which is really off the beaten path. I’ve been a couple of times and it still blows my mind.
Read MoreSecond Place Is the First Loser?
The Sierra Nevada always steals the spotlight when it comes to outdoor adventures near Granada, but I finally set out to see if the Sierra de Huétor is any good! It is much smaller, but has a truly epic landscape, so it is definitely worth paying attention to.
Read MoreExploring Abandoned Places
Abandoned buildings have a strange and mysterious allure to them, drawing you in to explore and think about how they may have been all those years ago, while at the same time scaring you a bit. Here is the story of a few of them that can be found around Granada.
Read MoreSearching For Hot Springs Near Granada
For the first time ever, I visited some natural hot springs! I also found a funny, camper van hippie-village next to it, as well as some other interesting things along the way as I did my little bike trip…
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