Wandering Around the Old Part of Granada, the Albaicin
Narrow streets, quinissential Spanish white walled houses, graeat views of the Alhambra and Sierra Nevada, and finding a lost friend.
The Alhambra Revisited
My return to the Alhambra, this time on a guided tour. Very much busier but still a marvel.
The Journey From Malaga to Granada
Southern Spain has a good road network so I covered a lot of ground on the first morning. An interesting detour into the hills and then a return to the freeway. I even got up to see the snows of the Sierra Nevada before arriving in Granada.
The Journey From Hell
I knew that I had a long journey ahead of me, but I did not anticipate a 28 hour journey. Dubai was fog bound, which meant an unscheduled stop in Muscat to re-fuel.
This delay resulted in hours at Dubai airport, hours on the ground in a faulty A380, and arrival at London Heathrow instead of London Gatwick.
Revisiting Spain 2024
In 1978 I was studying Spanish at university in London, and that meant that I had to spend time at a university in Spain. I went to Cordoba and had the good fortune to travel around Andalusia
Almost fifty years later I decided to retrace my steps and commenced my meticulous planning and preparations
A Trip to Koh Chang
Two old men in an even older USA Army jeep. What could possible go wrong ?
We decided to tour this island paradise in an old jeep which dated back to the beginning of the Vietnam war. No handbrake, no 4WD, barely a dashboard, no seatbelts and questionable brakes. A bit like a Top Gear Special.
We drove from the North West to the South East and Back.
Windfarms in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum
Interesting couple of days on the road. Hot and hard work but fruitful.
A Trip to Abu Dhabi
On my way to the UK I decided to stop off at Abu Dhabi. Convenient for flights and I had a few adventures in mind.
First was the journey itself, followed by a trip to the Louvre, a spin around the Yas Marina F1 Circuit, and a desert adventure in a 4×4 Landcruiser.
The Maeklong Railway Market
If you are ever travelling to Hua Hin, Cha am or beyond, the Maeklong Railway Market is worth a stop. Close to the expressway and also the floating markets at Amphawa and Damnoen Saduak, a visit to the Railway Market is am impressive experience.
Health and Safety Executives in many parts of the world would be horrified by a market which is literally on an operating railway line. When a train passes by (on my visit it arrived at 11.10am), the market traders clear everything and the trains pass through. Very impressive.