Consultation with our Lonely Planet Guide decreed that Sagunt/Sagunto ( a Derry/Londonderry situation going on here, I feel!) might be an interesting place to visit. Certainly, the view from the main road in would suggest it to be so! An entire ridge of a mountain on which an entire Roman settlement was built - and … Continue reading Any carpark will do…..as long as it’s free…

Today, we headed back down the winding hills to the coast , to a free Aire in Grao- free, as in it's a bit it of a "council" experiment to try regulate motorhome parking! Dismal failure in that it's a totally unsuitable surface and that there's far better unregulated parking around the corner ( as … Continue reading A 6km walk into town is not as far as it sounds!

We left our Peniscola campsite just before "check-out" time of noon- by the time we'd roused ourselves from our comfy bed, filled our water tank to the brim etc etc, showered - well, Karen did, Roy was still too traumatised to venture back in there! We thought we'd head for the free Aire just a … Continue reading Bog-off Benicassim, We’re Heading For The Hills!

So now we're in the Valencia region.......no  more signposts in two different languages so life should be simpler ....EXCEPT....Catalan is more French than Spanish and, thus, to me anyways, is far more comprehensible! Now we're venturing into a totally new language experience.....Just Spanish!! We left The Wetlands and drove through the Orangeries ,for which the … Continue reading Oh Delta Dawn, Catalonia Has Now Gone….

Who knew there were Paddies in Spain ? Not the Irish pub type Paddies ! No, paddy-fields i.e fields in which rice is grown!! Thousand of hectares-worth of rice is produced here every year! We should probably have guessed this from the fact that their national dish is Paella!!! Doh!!! Anyhow...... our next stop after … Continue reading Two Paddies find a Spanish Paddy Field

On leaving Sitges, we headed down the picturesque N340 for a grand total of 43km until we parked up at a commercial Aire - Area 340- at Creixelles. A nice little spot, with basic services, amongst the pine trees, and only 50m from the beach. The youngish fella that appeared to be running the gaff, … Continue reading Sebo The Chariot Blags a Free Night In Tarragona

So, after a couple of pleasant days mooching around Pineda De Mar and Calella, we decided to take a wee trip inland to Cava country and set our Co-Pilot Nav system to take us to Art Cava - a small Cava vineyard in Avinyo Nou , just north west of Barcelona. We have the App … Continue reading Never Underestimate The Omnipotency of your Co-Pilot

Yesterday morning, Sebo and Harley were dragged away from their comfortable resting places to hit the road southwesterly once again. Our destination? Calella - or, more accurately, Pineda De Mar, marginally east of Calella since this is where there's a decent Aire. As always, Team Sebo have opted for the more difficult route - the … Continue reading The Costa Brava Coastal Road To Calella

Team Sebo parked up at a delightful commercial aire , EmpordArea, at Palamos, Costa Brava, last Thursday afternoon and hasn't turned a wheel since! Sebo is having a well-earned rest and his team are doing very little other than relaxing, walking, eating and drinking. This place is perfect - a halfway house between a full-on … Continue reading Kicking back in Palamos

Technically, Catalonia IS Spanish - much to the dismay of many of the residents! Catalonia is one of the most prosperous regions of Spain and Catalans here feel they are subsidising the rest of the country and they want out! So much so, that they refuse to speak Spanish - having their own language, Catalan- … Continue reading Catalonia – Spanish or Catalan?