Gibraltar Travel Blogs

Sort by:
We
We're alive!
Apr 24, 2007 (13 photos)

... and more info to follow, you poor saps, but wanted to give you the update. We ventured to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar earlier this afternoon. And saw the monkeys. Yes, Jarrod, I made friends with them. If in fact there are actual readers out there ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by gr8escape
This is a top pick!
Tarifa - kite surfing around The Rock, Tarifa n
Tarifa - kite surfing around The Rock
Jul 13, 2007 (38 photos)

... during WWII). Located just east of the most southern point in Spain it is a perfect base for guarding the Straits of Gibraltar and regulating access between the Atlantic and Med. The 400+ metre sheer limestone cliffs that form 'The Rock' make it a ...

A travel blog entry from Tarifa n' by technotrekker
This is a top pick!
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Oct 4, 2005 (7 photos)

After taking the ferry from Tangier back to Spain we decided we couldn't let the opportunity go by of not seeing Gibraltar as it was quite close. Gibraltar is still a British colony (of over 300 years) and more British than the British!! You suddenly re- ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by heatheravan
This is a top pick!
Gibraltar, Gibralter, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Nov 10, 2005 (3 photos)

Well we were not sure what to expect of Gibralter. Just as well really as it's a strange mix of a large port and an old council estate ! For those who aren't sure what we mean by council estate, its a housing area where no-one owns property (its all ...

A travel blog entry from Gibralter by m-and-c
This is a top pick!
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Nov 25, 2002 (1 photos)

Hi Guys, You can read our update on Gibraltar in our entry from Tarifa, Spain entitled 'Waiting for Africa'. Cheers, K & S

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by kevandsian
This is a top pick!
Sailing to North Africa, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Sailing to North Africa
Sep 3, 2007 (31 photos)

Great trip - except for getting sea sick when I had to stay down below and do some blind nav from Smir back to Gib...  "mind the tanker!" ... It's like Picadilly Circus round there!          

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by worldramblings
This is a top pick!
Welcome to Gib, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Welcome to Gib
Jul 23, 1998

... . Beer for me and sangria for the girls. By this stage, Don Simon was gone and Pedro Martinez was their new love for them. Leaving Gibraltar is different, there is a line and if you have Spanish plates on your car, you get searched, they waved us through

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by uncle_davros
This is a top pick!
In search of the crowds, Malaga-Gibraltar, Spain travel blog
In search of the crowds
Nov 16, 2005 (6 photos)

... from over the ocean. The Spanish culture seems to have been gradually consumed. Somewhere back in the distant past I decided that Gibraltar was on my to-do-list but to be honest I'm not sure what specifically caused this to occur. Perhaps it was just ...

A travel blog entry from Malaga-Gibraltar by shmikes
This is a top pick!
Trans Africa Group Members 1st Leg, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Trans Africa Group Members 1st Leg
Mar 13, 2009

Driver: Chris (39) Australia Tour Leader: Gary (39) New Zealand 1st Leg Members Andrew (Me) (23) British Martin (36) British Bryrony (27) British Lene (29) Norway Martin H (50) and Gwynne (52) U.S.A Jen (22) U.S.A - Leaving trip in Cameroon Ben (34) and ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by andrewsinclair
British food, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
British food
Nov 9, 2007 (2 photos)

Today we left Europe, getting the ferry from Algeciras to Ceuta. Before we left we decided to go over to Gibraltar, which is a British Dependancy, so back into pounds and British road signs, but they don't drive on the left. From the distance the Rock of ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by tayka
I Heart Gibraltar Monkeys, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
I Heart Gibraltar Monkeys
Jun 25, 2007

... on the cars! We got out to have a closer look and it was crazy. I've been telling people that I was going to recruit a Gibraltar monkey to carry my backpack for the rest of the trip, but unfortunately that didn't happen (they were much too small, it wouldn ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by jessicae
Gibralter, United Kingdom, Gibralter, Spain travel blog
Gibralter, United Kingdom
Apr 19, 2007 (19 photos)

... units, but our guests just interacted anyway.   Next we stopped at the fortifications for a panoramic view of Gibraltar, Spain across the narrow strip of land, Morocco (we never did quite figure out where it was) and Africa in ...

A travel blog entry from Gibralter by cynjohn
And it certainly is a big rock!!, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
And it certainly is a big rock!!
Sep 22, 2009 (2 photos)

... - we like it like that!!! We ran into Tian who runs the Cantina in our old marina while sitting in a pub in Gibraltar and had a great evening with him, plus a couple of others from Port d'Andratx. They had brought a 30m motoryacht down from the port ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by sharkita
gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
gibraltar
Jan 2, 2007 (20 photos)

... of gibraltar you ride across the airport runway. pretty weird and unfortunately we didn't see the runway in action.  gibraltar's a scruffy town -as trevor and janet called it.  kinda strange, and¨yes scruffy.   it's a rock ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by onsixwheels
They
They're monkeys, not apes
Mar 27, 2007 (4 photos)

... little room to talk, as they have the same situation across the straits in Ceuta, which is on Mainland Morocco. Gibraltar is a bustling city of British expats, lifelong Gibraltarans, and hordes of tourists.  It's really one big expensive shopping ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by hippler
Day 2 - Gibraltar - Gibraltar Apes, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Day 2 - Gibraltar - Gibraltar Apes
Nov 10, 2008 (35 photos)

... of beer.  Good to see the priorities are still in check. After shopping we headed to the big city of Gibraltar... a rather strange place... centered around a bloody big rock with apes running wild over it.  Yeah weird.  So after ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by oliveramber
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, United Kingdom travel blog
Gibraltar
Mar 6, 2004 (2 photos)

... between Spain and Gibraltar and prevented Moors and Jews "to reside or have their dwellings in the said town of Gibraltar". Nice and progressive. Despite the tight wording, Spain has been trying to get at least joint sovereignty of Gibraltar ever ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by a_schafs
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Spain travel blog
Gibraltar
Mar 10, 2007

dd

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by alex_merwin
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Apr 13, 2008

... town has been extended (on reclaimed land) beyond the sea walls, where new shopping areas and hotels are being developed. Gibraltar's walls are enormous-which were necessary because of the sea and the military sieges it has endured-and rise much like the ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by kfsandiego
Strait of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Strait of Gibraltar
Dec 15, 2008 (7 photos)

Monday 15 December Strait of Gibraltar                            N 35° ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by pete-r
Day 1 - Gibraltar - The Beginning, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Day 1 - Gibraltar - The Beginning
Nov 9, 2008 (1 photos)

Flight was due to depart at 14.50 but left more like 15.30.  Landed in Gibraltar around 6ish where we were met by Kate saying "right grab your bags, we just have to walk into Spain where Jason is waiting with the truck".   Ahhhh ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by oliveramber
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Dec 1, 2007 (12 photos)

... day, we could see the outline of the huge mountain in the distance, so we made a day trip to get a closer look. Gibraltar is a province of the UK, so they do not accept the euro and almost everyone speaks English. The downtown area was mostly ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by joelandes
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Jul 18, 2008 (10 photos)

Pics from the day trip to Gibraltar

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by peterebecca
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar
Mar 12, 2009 (4 photos)

... bag would have made a big difference in staying warm for the night. The following morning Andrew, Lene, Heather and I headed to Gibraltar to do a bit of sightseeing and duty free shopping for the several months ahead in Africa. At 'the rock' a local taxi ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by bradmccartney
Pillars of Hercules, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Pillars of Hercules
Dec 1, 2006 (6 photos)

So, Stoney was right. You do have to walk across the tarmac to get into and out of Gibraltar. The apes were amusing... I actually got into a standoff with one of the buggers who tried to steal my bag. And then he slapped me... figures... I´m the only ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by eithne
Ah, crazy Gibraltar!, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Ah, crazy Gibraltar!
Jun 20, 2007

coming soon

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by baggagewhores
Don´t arrest me.... please!, Gibraltar/ Granada, Spain travel blog
Don´t arrest me.... please!
Oct 15, 2006 (5 photos)

... out the checks were so stringent I thought they might even ask for a urine sample. They didn´t. Anyways... the journey to Gibraltar took 3 hours, which passed surprisingly quickly. I had no idea what Gibraltar looked like, but 15 mins before the bus ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar/ Granada by bethany
Gibraltar, Gibraltar, United Kingdom travel blog
Gibraltar
Apr 25, 2009 (19 photos)

... a small white van that held nine people including the driver. So off we drove, up the mountain and into our Gibraltar Adventure.   Our first stop was at the Pillars of Hercules, where legend says Hercules broke the land bridge between Europe and ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by danharriet
Gibraltar: A Taste of Britain and Monkey Attacks, Gibraltar, Gibraltar travel blog
Gibraltar: A Taste of Britain and Monkey Attacks
May 22, 2008 (24 photos)

... has expensive radio equipment there which can listen in on practically all conversations in the Western Mediterranean. Spain obviously wants Gibraltar back.  After all, it is hundreds of miles away from Britain and only has a contiguous border with ...

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by lar4290
Visiting the
Visiting the 'Rock'
Apr 2, 1998

Update later.

A travel blog entry from Gibraltar by dmp3380