Category Archive: Getaway

These posts are about any getaways we do from our main destination, from day trips to weekends away.

Mar
16

The Artisans of Algodonales

There is something very special about the smell of wood in a workshop, the sound of hammering and sawing, the lack of noisy power tools, and the relative calm at which artisans go about their work. Which is why we travelled to the white village of Algodonales for a day trip rather than to Cádiz …

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Feb
27

Weekend Escape to Whitewashed Essaouira

With its whitewashed buildings with blue shutters, colossal seagulls, and cobalt blue skies more often than not, the walled town of Essaouira, also known as Mogador, is an easy weekend escape from Marrakech. A few hours drive away, on the Atlantic coast, a stay in Essaouira is all about the beach and sea: wandering down …

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