Málaga, Spain and Canary Islands Travel Blogs

Ole - back to England
May 26, 2007

Ole - back to England

Chilling in Malaga
Jun 19, 2008 (5 photos)

Well, last you heard from us, we were preparing to leave Morocco and we headed to the nearest major destination in Spain which we hadn`t visited, Malaga. Initially we had left it off of our itinerary because it has a reputation of being ruined by ...

In less than 12 hours..
Nov 13, 2006

... had in Espańol, which made great practice for the coming adventures. So I'm sitting here in the Melting Pot Backpackers in Malaga, Spain. I'll be staying here for tonight with this bunch of nutter crazy Canadian 'dudes' and will be performing the BIG ...

The Costa del sol
Oct 21, 2005 (3 photos)

On the beach again ! It's a hard life ;) Well Malaga is huge compared to nearly all of the inland cities we have seen on this trip. Sadly all the usual large city rules apply; over developed busy streets, traffic, noise etc, but its does have a nice ...

From Full Robes to Bare Boobs
Aug 31, 2006 (2 photos)

... bed for 40 Euro and to our suprise we turned on the TV and there was hardcore porn on 4 channels. We stayed in Malaga for 2 days and wandered around trying to find the cheapest places to eat and crying because we were back in the land of the Euro....

In search of the crowds
Nov 16, 2005 (6 photos)

... sure what specifically caused this to occur. Perhaps it was just to have a look for myself at the chunk of rock that Britain and Spain have been arguing over for so long. Whatever the cause I'm glad, the place is fascinating. The English have literally ...

Overloaded flight
Nov 8, 2007 (1 photos)

... . The coast road towards Malaga is very built up with high-rise flats. We drove along the Costa del Sol between Marbella and Malaga and I was glad not to stop at any of the tourist resorts, full of grotty flats and souvenir shops. We picked Mum up ...

Malaga
Jun 20, 2006 (9 photos)

... departed, some 2 hours later than scheduled. To add to our worry, there was also a 2 hour time difference between Morocco and Spain, and not in our favour! The ferry ride was quite interesting to see how close the top of Africa really is to Europe, and ...

Malaga Spain
Dec 12, 2005

I made my way from London to Malaga, Spain on wonderful Easy Jet. I have grown to appreciate the budget airlines that fly within Europe. This has also led me to think about North America and how it could benefit from such venture... you could jet to ...

SPAIN TOUCHDOWN!
Aug 31, 2009 (3 photos)

... as we got our wake-up call at 2:30 in the morning so we could catch or 8:00 flight from London Gatwick to Málaga. My friend Mirella and I sat on the top front row of the double-decker bus that was the ride for us 55 students to the airport. We literally ...

Ahoj Czech, Ola Espana!
Sep 25, 2008

Flying to Malaga, Spain with my bicycle, 5 drums and some more things! Bit of a challenge to move around with all this stuff, but hé who says life should be easy! Spain, here we come! Bam Bole!

Malaga, Spain
Oct 18, 2006 (3 photos)

... filled with strange pictures and objects and there was a central atrium that was open to the sky above. We only stayed two nights in Malaga and it turned out to be just enough time to see what we wanted to see. We looked through one of the Picasso Museums, ...

European Hospitality
Oct 29, 2005 (7 photos)

... two kind Bulgarian waiters at our disposal; we really couldn't ask for more. It was time to go see our new port, Malaga. Carmella and I had both been there before, so we didn't have the need for exploring. We went for a stroll along the beach instead ...

Malaga - day 1
Sep 25, 2006

ˇHola a todos! Well I´m finally here, and apart from the computer keyboards being set out in an utterly disconcerting way, I finding everything okay! It was my first day of school today... I think I learnt more spanish today than I have done in the last 5 ...

Malaga - Madrid
Apr 12, 2006

... a few minutes. Although they have started phase one of the airport expansion which will ultimately double the size of Malaga airport and there is quite a bit of road construction, access to the airport was quite straight forward. I returned the hire-car ...

back to malaga
Jun 21, 2009

kurzbesuch bei carolina....

Sorry about the knickers
Oct 11, 2006

... now to all the normal people. How´s life? It´s great to have heard from some of you! It´s another sizzling day here in Málaga, but then again I suppose anything is sizzling compared to 15 degrees it is back home (Pah! and they described that as ´Moderate´!). I ...

Enjoying the Costa De Sol
Apr 12, 2009

... Del Sol. It is really strange spending Easter in a foreign country - one that is heavily influenced by Catholicism and Protestants are very scarce. We have enjoyed being part of the festivities of Easter - our guide is very passionate about the ...

Malaga
Aug 2, 2007

On Monday, Mark and I took a long 7 hour bus ride to Malaga in the south of Spain. It's in an area called the Costa del Sol, meaning the sun coast in English. We stayed there 3 nights and two full days. It is also the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, so we ...

A lesson on relationships for Juan Carlos
Oct 12, 2006

... I give up baths, he gives me hot water when I turn on the shower. *** But then again, having thought about it, this is Spain for Pete´s sake! He probably hasn´t even got round to listening to that particular bit of the tape yet. I mean, clearly he has ...

Sauerkraut
Oct 4, 2006

... are you?) Esther: Ugh...? (Ugh...?) The unconvincing ´ugh´ noises, coupled with a vacant expression, led me (and Yolanda) to speculate that SOMEONE may have used a dictionary when sitting the entrance exam! Anyway, Esther has ...

greatest road-trip day ever
Aug 26, 2008 (33 photos)

... sun set over the ocean, the setting was so lovely that it felt kinda surreal! We sat there until it got dark, and then continued the drive back to Malaga.   When we got back Georgie was kinda tired but me and Sean were ready to go out so we jumped ...

Voice at Malerargues
Sep 7, 2009 (3 photos)

... , surrounded by trees everywhere, Sebastian has voice training for the next couple months. The work consists of a mixture of breath, movement, and massage, as well as singing, sounds, and group work. It's hard to describe exactly what goes on, and each day ...

Malaga, Spain
Apr 18, 2007 (39 photos)

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Malaga [Granada], Spain Granada and the Alhambra The city of Granada was named "Iliberri" by the Romans and was the capital of Spain under the Muslims during the 11th century. Granada reached its pinnacle during the 15th ...

Taking a little vacation before I return
Nov 1, 2006

... reason I thought it was a good idea to attempt to write in the log. It was sort of funny. I arrived in Malaga yesterday and had a nice relaxing day. I was out and about last night to watch the Holloween extravaganza and was not disappointed. The ...

would ya care for a pint, love?
Jun 29, 2006 (4 photos)

malaga was my first time to see the mediterranean and it really was as beautiful as everyone says. however, much to my surprise, there is a very strong british influence here, almost to the point of it being difficult to speak spanish. just remember, don ...

Castles in the sky
Oct 8, 2006 (9 photos)

... do they? Tut! Jamie Oliver would be appalled!. I suppose you could say I felt duty bound to tackle and change this calorific phrase after learning that Spain has the highest percentage of Child obesity in Europe. So: DON´T say ´Like a kid in a sweet ...

spain
Jun 14, 2006 (8 photos)

yeeeeaaaah!

Me encanta Malaga!
Oct 26, 2007

Me encanta la playa :)

the painter, Picasso
Dec 26, 2003

... town in Andalucia - a port town with beaches on the Mediterranean coast. Given my time frame, the main reason I visited Malaga was their brand-spanking new Picasso exhibit including mostly pieces that are owned by the family of Picasso and never seen by ...