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málaga getaway

11 Wednesday Dec 2013

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chamelion malaga
Don’t you just love this? I’d only previously seen photos of the Soho Málaga chameleon and actually walked right past it while on the way to my hotel (dragging suitcase). It’s in my street! Have also been checking out some of the other new graffiti in my new barrio. Very interesting how staying in a hotel just a few minutes walk from the centre feels so different from my other Málaga experiences. Love it.

Spent last night with dear friends Fred & Arpy and today with dear friend Victor. Fuck I’m lucky to know so many fabulous people.  Now off for a solitary tapa at local bar and an early night. Beach walk out to Pedregalejo tomorrow.

How’s your week going?

más málaga!

09 Monday Dec 2013

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malaga 2013-001Here I go again! After a crazy three months of work-work-work it’s looking like December (and probably January) are going to be a bit slow. So I’m going to “sign off” for two months and work on setting up my other projects, which I hope will be ready to go by the time the spring season arrives.

And so of course now I have to go to Málaga! One: because I’m not working much other than on my projects (and I will take my laptop with me). Two: because I want to visit my friends there. Three: because I really really really *miss* Málaga like an ache in my heart. So what the heck.

I’m also going to have a totally new Málaga experience this time by staying in a hotel (!!!). Which means I can’t take Morcilla with me, but even my friend Victor said that three nights wasn’t worth disrupting her life for. Which of course is true. I know that Morcilla will be fine now hanging out with Loki and Luna, with Peter to look after them all. But what about ME??? So far I’ve only spent two nights away from my little girl, which was hard enough…

But yes, it’s exciting to think that tomorrow I’ll be getting on the train to Málaga yet again. Gosh I love that place. And kind of on the heels of my weekend getaway to Cádiz, I think this mid-week jaunt will be just what I need right now. A bit of a “disconnect”, but also some just hang around with myself time. I’ll have a book or two with me, laptop and iPad (so no, won’t be “disconnected” in that way). I guess I mean just having a change from my usual routine to see how I feel doing something completely different in a different place. Which is why the hotel option will also be interesting, though that was just chance as I got a great deal from a very cool hotel in the new hip part of town. I think it’s gonna be great! My Christmas Holiday.

a weekend get-away!

13 Wednesday Nov 2013

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I’ve been thinking about going back to visit Cádiz for ages as it’s one of my favourite cities and it’s been awhile since I was last there. The original plan was to meet my friend Victor @WeLoveMalaga for a day trip because he’s never been to Cádiz, but we’ve been planning this since July and so far haven’t been able to coordinate our schedules. So I decided just to go on my own but then thought I should take the opportunity to visit a well-known sherry bodega in nearby El Puerto de Santa María, which meant I would probably have to stay overnight in Cádiz. But then I got to thinking that I might need more time and so I am now staying one night each in El Puerto and Cádiz. I’ve even booked hotels!

El Puerto: Casa de Huéspeded Santa María
This first one is a rather quirky B & B, which I’m told is conveniently situated just a few metres from the bodega I want to visit. It’s also a few minute’s walk to where I’ll have to catch the hovercraft on Saturday morning that’ll take me to Cádiz (I could’ve taken the train but this looks like much more fun).

Cádiz: Hotel Argentonio
Peter is going to arrive in Cádiz by train around the same time as me and I’ve booked a room at this more traditional looking place, and I was assured that the rooms with two beds in them were extra big and apparently there’s also a balcony that looks out over the street and lets in lots of light. Peter has been back to Cádiz a couple of times on his day tours so he can show me a few places he’s discovered. But mostly I just want to wander around, visit the market and – of course – a few tapas bars. And Victor still may show up on Saturday too.

This will be the first time that Morcilla has been left on her own overnight with Loki and Luna, so I’m hoping that she’ll be okay. All the cats get on really well together but sometimes Loki doesn’t realise his own strength and plays a bit too rough. I know Luna will be fine, and I just hope that Morcilla is now big enough to hold her own if the big galoot gets too feisty.

I’m so excited! Just two more sleeps!