Category Archives: Wildlife stuff

Time off for a lazy beach holiday

Posted on November 4, 2011 by AdrianC

The long road south from Matera was probably not the most scintillating of the trip – the bits we could see through the weather looked good, anyway. At best murky and overcast, the rain broke one of our golden rules … Continue reading →

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Getting sassi in Matera

Posted on October 27, 2011 by EllieGee

After Paestum we planned to go to the city of Matera following an enthusiastic recommendation from our Texan friends, Virginia and Zac. Luckily for us it is one of the few places in Southern Italy with a campsite open at … Continue reading →

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Curro

Posted on June 20, 2011 by EllieGee

Wild horses dragged us out of bed early on a Sunday morning in Baiona after all. We’d heard about curros – local round ups of wild horses with associated partying – in certain areas of Galicia in May and June … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Spain, Travel stuff, Wildlife stuff | 4 Comments

Picos de Europa

Posted on June 17, 2011 by EllieGee

The Picos aren’t big – the whole national park is only about 40km by 40km, and they aren’t exactly stand-alone, running almost seamlessly into the Cordilla Cantabrica range on one side and the Basque mountains heading towards the Pyrenees on … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Travel stuff, Wildlife stuff | 1 Comment