Puerta Nazari Orgiva

... and having some native spanish speakers!) and wish we were going to the same cities, but we´ll take their advice when we get to Seville.

For now, we are off on our Honeymoon. We arrived in Costa del Sol saturday night and since then have been lying on the beach (or by the pool, to switch things up) all day long. This is the most work we´ve done in a day... don´t expect a blog post from Costa del Sol. But stay tuned for stories from Morocco!

We started out today by visiting a donkey sanctuary in nerja. Shae was so excited to see the donkeys. It's a great place that rescues abused and neglected animals in the area. They have more than just donkeys (goats, sheep, turkey, pot-bellied pigs, dogs, cats, etc.) it's run by a family from the uk and solely survives on donations from visitors. It was so sad to see all the animals, but they are being well cared for and seem to enjoy their new home. Shae ...

After getting in late the night before we got a pretty late start the next morning The place where we're staying is a 5 minute walk to Burriana Beach. A very popular beach in this area. The weather has been incredible our entire trip 70s and 80s the whole time. Apparently, this is unusual for this time of year here. It's tends to be a bit cooler. But the beaches are full of sunbathers even in mid-October. We really picked a good time to ...

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... formed a border between the Nationalists and the Republicans in the Spanish Civil war, and there are many tales of atrocities carried out by both sides, the most poignant perhaps the Romeo and Juliet style tale of a pair of young lovers, one from each side. The lad's headless and mutilated body was found on the riverbank. More recently Orgiva has been brought to worldwide (?) attention as being the home base of Chris Stewart ...

... relaxing, reading, chatting and sleeping! Enjoying the sun , views and simple things like making chapatis and drinking a warm tea. Ok, I could not spend it with family at home, but we had a great talk on the phone to make up for it a bit. So what have I been up to then, like I said before, I am now the proud owner of a Djembe drum with a NEW skin! ready to be played at new years eve! Also been curing 8 sheep skins at Steve and Kims´ place, salting them, cutting ...

Hi there people, Living in nature, not taking the time to put myself inside an internetcafe for hours in a row... The only reason for being absent on my website for over a month! But now I put myself inside, trying to recap things that I have been doing up on the mountain ;-) Time is flying but see it as a good thing really. I am by now living in Beneficio ´on my own´ as Roman left for Africa a few weeks ago! When drumming with some great ...

Sorry for not being in touch for a lone time, but a bit difficult to get online here. Ever since I landed in Spain time seems te be flying! We are staying in a valley nearby Orgiva, with no access to electricity or sorts. About an hour walking into town, so not as easy to check email as before. Also been busy with Yoga, learning how to drum, meeting new people and going on a 5 day trip with 6 others to Marbella, stopping over at lovely beaches on the way... Our Spanish welcome was ...

Bon Orgiva n'a rien de spécial. pas spécialement envie d'y rester. pas mal de hippies dans les rues. mais pas le genre de hippies bobo de chez nous, plutot le style crust du genre à faire les poubelles. la veille j'ai cherché un resto végé et je suis tombé chez tes gens tres sympas qui tiennent un resto et une pension. Je commande un migas, qui est une sorte de couscous. mon migas est accompagné de tranche d'orange et de ...

... into the Granada sun. That night we found a Lebanese restaurant where we had stuffed zucchini and lamb tangine with prunes and almonds, and a bottle of red wine. We strolled back to our apartment through the dark Albaicin and sat out on our terrace for one last, long look at the Alhambra. Granada had certainly been one of our favorite places so far, and I planned on coming back someday. But for now, it was back to the beach for our long drive up the coast to Barcelona.