Travel
How Injuries Made Me a Better Creative
Not so long ago I got the abundance wrong. I thought it was about carrying more things and being all over the place. I’d pack my backpack full of gear, suffer throughout the hike and use only a small fraction of what I carried to capture the moments that mattered. I’d make checklists of what…
Places to recharge your batteries in Iberian peninsula
If you like Iberian peninsula, been looking for a place to connect with yourself and disconnect from the city noise, I have a proposal for you. I’ve developed a routine to go to a natural environment every 2-3 months, to recharge my batteries, to help maintain my productivity and creativity. These are the places I…
Two week road trip in Douro Valley
If you were thinking where to start with sustainable traveling in Douro region, look no further than Portugal Easy Camp platform. Hop into your camper van, book an overnight parking at the preferred farm terrain, taste wines, learn agriculture process of the family businesses and support 0 km produce. Quinta Enxertada João transitioned from being…
To Pyrinees and Back, Pt III
French Pyrinees Day 14: Lac d’Oo Located in Luchon valley of the French Pyrinees this lake has an artificial origin and water drops into it through a 273 meter waterfall from Lac d’Espingo higher up. We parked overnight down in the village and hiked to the lake early in the morning but we saw…
To Pyrinees and back, Pt I
This road trip in fact happened in our honey moon and Pyrinees was a long desired destination but this blog post is not about honey moon pictures of newly wed couple, it’s about places we visited and the beauty we discovered, and that can give you some idea on how to plan a 3-week…
To Pyrinees and back, Pt II
Western Pyrinees It wasn’t a castle location but we couldn’t miss a chance to visit Aguas Tuertas in Western Pyrinees (Natural Park of Western Valleys). Before heading to natural park, we stocked up on veggies, seasonal mushrooms and borrajas in one of Jaca frutarias. The road through the canyon of Valle de Hecho is very…
Winter Week in Benasque
For more than 3 years in a row I was dreaming about visiting Pyrinees with snow. Either I could go but there was no snow or there would be snow when I couldn’t go. But this time in the second week of January weather forecast news whispered about the upcoming cold wave in the Spanish…
Spring Road Trip With Our Dog, Pt 2
Malaga: Torcal de Antequera Late night arrival to the parking below the natural park meant less sleep with alarm set before the sunrise. The downside of this parking was that it was 45 minutes walk from the entry to Torcal. Essentialy I spent my sunrise time in this walk rather than on the trail of…
Spring Road Trip With Our Dog, Pt 1
Ever thought of traveling with your canine friend but never knew how to approach this ? In the end of February we adopted Luna, a 3-year old border collie, from the pet shelter and one month later she was already boarding onto a camper van trip with us. We opted for local Rumbo Tierra camper…
Two Weeks Of Vanlife In Gran Canaria
In pandemic we got stuck in Madrid community for a while and when the restrictions were getting lifted, Juan got stuck at the project which wasn’t going to end any soon. The next thing on the horizon was relocating from Madrid to a new place that would mean no time for any travels for…