Camino de Santiago – Spain’s most modern ancient pilgrimage

When I was in my 20s, I wanted to do the Camino de Santiago. Not only did I want to do the Camino, but I’d also heard that

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GR Footpaths in Spain: Walking Tours of the Iberian Peninsula

Here’s some info about the GR footpaths in Spain. I’m a big walker, so any time I’m out and about and I see the characteristic yellow arrow for

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Cercedilla Article on Vaya Madrid, and Quotes for Hemingway’s Birthday

Well folks, I have a new article on Vaya Madrid these days. It’s about Cercedilla, a lovely town up north in the mountains. The title is Escape the

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La Pedriza, Senda Maeso, El Yelmo and Manzanares el Real

Today marks a great leap forward in my career as a goat photographer. Attentive Chorizophiles will surely have noticed that sheep, goats and cows are a recurring theme

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Snow in Miraflores de la Sierra

It was a beautiful day up in Miraflores de la Sierra yesterday. Every time I go there, I think I really want to go back soon, but it’s

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Madrid Río and some fantastic wooden pigs

A couple of wooden pigs (or maybe they’re boars) on Madrid’s newly-opened riverwalk, Madrid Río. Madrid Río makes me pretty optimistic – new things and good things are

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Gola dell’Infernaccio, Le Marche, Italia

My ex-girlfriend and her uncle took me for a walk into this crazy valley. It was off the hook. Gola dell’Infernaccio, somewhere in the Monti Sibillini, Le Marche,

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Spring in Casa de Campo, Madrid

It’s spring in Casa de Campo – Madrid’s most natural park. And the good news is that the whole park is basically right in the middle of the

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Walking in Madrid: Valle de Lozoya and Rascafría

The beautiful Valle de Lozoya is way up in the northern part of the Sierra: the only bad thing I can say about it is that it’s so

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