Málaga – the trip exhales by the sea
The final stop on a Moorish Andalusia rail trip – the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, the Roman theater, the cathedral's stained glass, and New Year's Eve by the sea.
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When a Food Culture Doesn’t Want You
Eating vegetarian across Andalusia: why Spain's protein-first food culture left me hungry – and the few things it gets gloriously right.
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Granada – a city I'd already visited in my head
Granada, imagined long before I arrived – the Generalife gardens, the white Albaicín, snow on the Sierra Nevada, and a flamenco night that surprised me.
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Seville – exuberance, and a quiet refusal
Four winter days in Seville – the Royal Alcázar, Plaza de España, the Giralda and Las Setas – and one traveller's quiet refusal of the bullfight.
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Córdoba – where the idea becomes a building
A reflective day and a half in Córdoba, where the Mezquita-Cathedral – a cathedral built inside a mosque – makes Andalusia's layered history visible.
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Impressions of Moorish Andalusia
Two unhurried winter weeks by rail through Moorish Andalusia – Valencia, Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga – tracing its Roman, Moorish and Catholic layers.
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Valencia - a soft beginning
A relaxed day and a half in winter Valencia – Plaza del Carmen, the Turia Gardens, the cathedral and the City of Arts – opening a Moorish Andalusia rail trip.
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Day 3: Manjhi – Dodi Tal (3050 m)
4 Nov 2025
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Day 5: Dodi Tal - Agoda (2200 m)
6 Nov 2025
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Day 4: Dodi Tal - Dharwa Pass (~4000 m)
5 Nov 2025
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Day 6: Agoda - Dehradun - Delhi - Amsterdam
7 Nov 2025
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Day 2: Agoda (2200 m) - Manjhi (2900 m)
3 Nov 2025
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Day 1: Dehradun - Agoda (2200 m)
2 Nov 2025
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Sidrapong Hydro-electric Project
Our Tonglu trek guide Satya wanted to show us the Sidrapong hydro-electric project not far from Darjeeling. Its claim to fame is that it is the first one in …
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Tonglu - May 2025
We hadn't planned this trek — Sandakphu quotes made us wince, so we winged it in Darjeeling instead. Two hours, 600 metres up through moss-draped ghost trees and cloud cover, Kanchenjunga somewhere behind it all. Hot daal-chawal at the top. Rain on the way down, as predicted.
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Enkhuizen - Apr 2025
Enkhuizen has been one of my favorite places to take guests to in the Netherlands, but never visited with B – this was the occasion to fix that. My fourth …
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