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The second part of our Spain trip was centred around a wedding in Granada. Scott's family drove us from Xàbia to Alicante Estación de Autobus, where we boarded an Alsa coach headed to Granada. The departure time came but the bus hadn't arrived, then it disappeared
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August was a month of kitsch crayfish decor, overcast days, the return of neutral coloured jumpers, choppy water, mini coffee vans, chanterelle piled up on pop-up fruit stands, and residential areas filling up again after the Summer holidays. We had a real mix of Summer weather and moody days. I
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Our relatives introduced us to Xàbia Mercadillo — a weekday market at Plaça de la Constitució. We headed over first thing in the morning before the midday heat arrived. These decorations were all leftover from the fiesta; each street had its own theme. We snaked through old streets, down towards a
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We recently visited Xàbia (Spain) and despite only being there for a couple of days, I came home with quite a few photos! Platja de L'arenal Platja de L'arenal is a beach in central Xàbia. Sunbathers and surfers on one side; lots of shops, bars, restaurants
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July was a month of quiet, fractionally shorter days, people sailing boats through city waterways, Summer sales, rain, temporary outdoor bars, bouncing between hot days and cooler days, golden evening light and tick vaccination adverts. Lots of small boats line Stockholm waterways during Summer, and many cruise along with Swedish
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Route: Bjursjön (Uddevalla) to Stockholm, via Göteborg We awoke to ominous clouds. Knowing bad weather was on the way added a little more urgency to packing everything up — I think it may have been the fastest we've ever disassembled a tent. Both of us slept badly and a
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Route: Trollhättan to Bjursjön (Uddevalla), via Glimmingen Waking up to a fresh hotel breakfast was lovely — a traditional Swedish breakfast buffet with eggs, rye, herring, juice shots, yogurt, cheese and some homemade items including granola and jam. A cat made its way into the dining room and it was a
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Route: Stora Hästevatten to Trollhättan (via Lilla Edet) Morning was bright and calm. We fell into our usual routine of brewing tea and eating breakfast by the lake, dusting the forest off our gear, repacking our bags etc. We began our journey back to civilisation to refuel. There hadn'
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Route: Kronsjön to Stora Hästevatten We woke up to patchy sunshine and a calm lake. Purifying water was the first job of the day because that meant we could make tea and porridge for breakfast. Both enjoyed perched on a big rock overlooking the lake. I could have sat there
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Route: Romesjöns Badplats to Kronsjön Notes: Kronsjön isn't listed on Google Maps but is on other map apps like Organic Maps (we love this one). Our day began with hot tea in the leaky shelter. The ground was still completely waterlogged and our socks were still damp, despite
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Route: Bohus to Romesjöns Badplats Our day started with a terrible hotel breakfast, in a dining room that looked like it hadn't been decorated since the 80's. And I suspect that some of the food they laid out had also been in the fridge since the
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Route: Stockholm to Bohus (Västra Götalands) via Göteborg I'm usually a little slow out of bed when my alarm goes off in the morning. One exception is when adventure lays ahead. Eight days hiking the Bohusleden trail, this time. Just before we left, Scott Googled the trail and
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