Orgiva, Spain and Canary Islands Travel Blogs

Back at our temporary home Beneficio
Oct 11, 2008 (40 photos)

... , having a midnight swim in the communual swimming pool! Ola España! The next day she is so kind to take us and all our stuff to Orgiva...cannot thank her enough for that! That day Roman is reunited with his brother and 2 nephews! He is living in a ...

And so to Spain and sunshine at long last.........
Jul 24, 2008

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About to leap into 2009 at Bennies!
Dec 31, 2008 (21 photos)

... ) to create my own electricity! All to be installed shortly. Found myself a mechanic in Cigaronnes (another community on the other side of Orgiva) who fixed the leaking roof, replated parts of the floor and put in a (recycled) window on the right side! I ...

Hanging out with the hippies
Jan 26, 2007 (4 photos)

... (time to move on then......!).   The many New Age Travellers who seem to have settled in Orgiva have given the place a bohemian atmosphere and it also seems to be a magnet for people seeking an 'alternative' lifestyle - which all makes for ...

sill living the Beneficio life...
Nov 22, 2008 (35 photos)

... plan was to be back in Holland at the beginning of november, but plans changed over time. When arriving here in Spain, living in Beneficio I realized I wanted to stay here a longer. Been learning lots here and again taking time for discovering and healing ...

Snowy Beneficio says hello!
Dec 15, 2008

... the interieur. Trying to cope with the COLD weather here, rearranging my house to create a smaller living space. Lots of nice and interesting talks with people around here in between. Will tell you all about it later. Photos to come soon as well. For ...

of Moors and Mountains
Mar 1, 2009 (26 photos)

... we wondered whether "driving over lemons" should really be "wading through hippies". In the town of Orgiva, in the valley below, in the villages above and even in Granada itself, there were dreadlocks, flowing skirts and Turkish pantaloons, sandals, beads ...

Dragon festival 2008
Mar 21, 2008

... enjoyed hanging out with my Dutch clan of freaks and amazingly I met a lot of people I met before during my trip in Portugal and Spain. Wow what a nice opportunity to ¨end¨ my trip here... My impression of this festival is that it is a huge playground for ...

Finca de Jordi
Nov 7, 2009

J'arrive à la montagne, dans les Alpujarras, après plusieurs heures de vélo et aussi un peu de bus: Je suis accueillie au village par Jordi, fermier bio espagnol. Nous avons convenus que je resterais une semaine avec eux et qu'on verrait par la suite: Grande ...

orgiva - capileira
Apr 29, 2008 (2 photos)

... le matin au camping de Orgiva et départ avec le sac à dos bien plein en direction de lanjaron et sopurturar. trouver le GR7 à Orgiva est plutot galère les locaux ne sont pas tres coopératifs. Finalement je trouve le panneau mais pas le chemin et je me plante ...