I’m currently at the Costa Brava Area motorhome park in the lovely seaside town of L’Estartit in Girona province, Catalonia (Spain). When travelling by motorhome in the region I always use this motorhome area as… Read More »Costa Brava Area Motorhome Park, L’Estartit (Girona, Spain)
As readers of this blog know I’m currently working on a new Girona book exploring this splendid Catalonian province. I’ve been asked various times when this is going to be released as the original plan… Read More »Update on the New Girona Book
In my recent travels to northern Spain quite by chance, I came across a monument to a Catalonian nationalist right on the French-Spanish border. This post is about a border town, the Pyrenees and a… Read More »A Border Town, the Pyrenees and a Catalonian Monument
Is there any connection between Andorra and Hannibal, the well-known Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with thousands of troops and African elephants to attack the heart of the Roman Empire? His daring raid also… Read More »The Romans, Andorra and Hannibal
Regular visitors to this site will know that since completing my book on Andorra I’ve been working on a new travel book which is all about the province of Girona in Catalonia (Spain) and may… Read More »Why Choose Girona as the Next Destination?
Introduction Regular visitors to this site know I am currently wrapping up a travel guide exploring the Spanish province of Girona. Any travel book worth its salt should provide readers with at least some insight… Read More »What do you know about Catalonian Separatism?
A few days ago I briefly visited the exclave/enclave of Llívia, Girona (my next book is all about this lovely Catalonian province). I had been staying in Andorra for several days and visited Puigcerdà and… Read More »Llívia, Girona (Spain): A Quirk of History
I recently stayed at the Mas Vermell Apartments in rural Girona province, Spain, while wrapping up research for my next Discover Travel Guide (entitled Discover Splendid Girona). My original intention was to stay two nights while… Read More »Mas Vermell apartments, Fontanilles (Catalonia)
For the past week I’ve been driving around Girona province, Spain, researching for the forthcoming book. Several days ago I was passing through a small town high up in the Pyrenees mountains and stopped at… Read More »A Village Connected Yet Isolated
I’m currently in Girona province, Spain, wrapping up research and photography for the forthcoming Discover Splendid Girona (the second in the Discover Travel Guides series). Early in the trip I went on a day’s drive… Read More »How not to say “the grass is always greener” in Spanish
