I changed jobs last summer, which meant going on summer holiday was not really an option. Not that it bothered me too much, I rarely go away in summer anyway, as everything is crowded, more expensive and overbooked. As the previous year’s adventure in Canada had been a wonderful experience and a huge success, I … More 176 – Albacete to Jaén on Two Wheels
As I already said elsewhere on this blog, one of the best features of fencing in the veteran circuit in Spain are the competition destinations. The timing is not always well thought through: we had Córdoba during Patios weekend (flower festival and the major tourist event of the year, you can imagine the accommodation situation), … More 175 – Euskadi
There is really not much to say about this last stretch of this year’s stage of Ruta de la Plata. At this point, the region is so neglected and so abandoned that many villages don’t even have a bar. Tragic. That doesn’t mean that the route is boring. Not at all. You just need to … More 173 – Camino Season 2 Episode 3
Following the brief introduction into the western world’s ultimate pilgrimage during Easter weekend ’22, this spring I rejoined the journey where I abandoned it last year. I am not a very good pilgrim: for starters I am not walking the entire camino in one piece, lack of holiday being the major reason. I also cannot … More 171 – Camino Season 2 Episode 1
Time for a lesson of colloquial Spanish with Kacenka. There is an amusing expression in Spanish that indicates a coitus more ferarum (intercourse in the manner of wild beasts), a somewhat dramatic latin expression for what is more commonly known as doggy style. The Spaniards look towards Cuenca, or more often, make someone else look … More 170 – Mirar Hacía Cuenca
I am often complimented (by the Spanish) on my extensive and capillar knowledge of Spain in general and the surroundings of the capital in particular, an inevitable result of having cycled on every paved road in the region. As mentioned elsewhere, for me cycling (or hikling) is not just a way to burn calories, it … More 169 – Short History Excursions Around(ish) Madrid
Good afternoon everyone. First of all, apologies for what has now become a leitmotif of this blog: I am so much behind that it’s not even funny anymore. This blog used to be interesting (I hope, at one point, when I was travelling through exotic places), or at times even funny (Tinder made me lose … More 168 – Sintra, again
The western coast of Canada has been a rare destination that I’ve been coming back to on semi-regular basis in the last decade, ever since Ornella, one of the most extraordinary women I know and am honoured to call a friend, decided to leave her life in Italy behind and try her luck overseas. I … More 166 – Bear Spotting
PLEASE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE READING THIS ARTICLE, THAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HERE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AT FACE VALUE. AT NO TIME IT WAS MY INTENTION TO GRATUITOUSLY INSULT ANOTHER COUNTRY, AND I AM DEEPLY SORRY IF I DID. BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE POST, READ THIS FISRT. For the recount of my journey to … More 163 – Azzurro
Beginning of January and I am now officially 5 months late with my blog content. That is assuming that I will be able to finish this post before Epiphany. I mean the religious holiday, of course, I am sadly not expecting any ground-breaking revelatory event in my life anytime soon. That goes for any other … More 159 – Venite, Adoremus Dominum
Kacenka on the road 