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in spain in the uk

gibraltar!

the last stop on our andalusian roadtrip wasn’t really in spain, but in the uk… sort of. on our way back home, we detoured through gibraltar, to celebrate my birthday and the 30th country/territory we’ve ever been in. we crossed the airport’s runway, got a sunday roast on a local pub and even had time […]

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in spain

el caminito del rey

we’ve wanted to do the caminito del rey ever since we heard they had restored it after being closed for years… and so last summer we finally hiked it, as part of the andalusian roadtrip we were doing with our friends. though we arrived horribly late and almost missed our turn, the nice people there still […]

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in spain

walking on history, XII: el torcal de antequera

besides really old trees, you know what else doesn’t usually get associated with history — but actually has a lot to tell? rocks, that’s what! they’re in most places, and can definitely tells lots of stories, even when they’re not particularly interesting at first glance. on our andalusian roadtrip last summer we made a detour through […]

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one second everyday

one second everyday — june 2017

i have to say, june was pretty sweet. we saved a swallow (a story for another post), gave blood, did a little roadtrip in andaluzia, celebrated my 35th birthday with my parents who came over for a few days, saw the passionfruit vines grow huge and met lots of friends for meals. in between all […]

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in iceland

hot water

did you know that iceland runs almost entirely on renewable energies, every single day? true story. between geothermal, hydropower and a little wind, the electricity generated is more than enough to power the whole country. the hot water also takes care of showers, heating houses, swimming pools and even the roads in winter. they still […]