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We are excited to be headed to Turkey for 3 weeks, in early April after our 3 month snowbird stay in Spain. An 11 day organized tour for most of it, starting in Istanbul, looping to Cappadocia and back. FYI its actually Turkiye – pronounced Tur-key-yay. This is the tour details, which shows a day […]
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During our snowbird adventure along Spain’s Costa del Sol, we explored the charming coastal path through the older section of Benalmádena, home to traditional architecture and design. The roundabout near the impressive Holiday World resort featured lifelike elephant sculptures that instantly caught our attention at our first bus stop. Beyond this landmark, we discovered hidden […]
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Be sure your loved ones receive your last words, even when you can’t send them… A recent news story described the sad story of family members who didn’t know their elderly parents had died, until more than 10 days after their death. There are easy to use free apps, that will automatically send an email […]
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During our snowbird travels in Spain we enjoyed a quirky “burning of the lizard” event, which occurs as a symbolic end to the week long “Carnival” events. The fancy dressed cardboard lizard float is taken in a 2km parade to the beach in Benalmadena where it is burned on the beach by the local firefighters, […]
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We thoroughly enjoyed the many fantastic stone sculptures and 3D reliefs, located in the outer edge of an old rock quarry in Osuna, Spain, during this years Snowbird excursion to the inland mountain parts of Costa del sol. The now abandoned rock quarry was used by the Iberians before Roman times during the 5th centry […]
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The Costa del Sol – Spanish town of Benalmadena is host to four un-related sites connected to Science and Religion. The golden steeple of the Buddhist “Stupa” is visible over 7 km away from at our apartment where we are snowbirds in Fuengirola, Spain. Across the road is an amazing, immersive Butterfly Park where you […]
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La Cala de Mijas is a favorite among UK expats. It’s a bit smaller than where we stay, but it has all the essentials for a vacation in Spain. The “watchtower” served as the primary emergency communication system in the 1500s, alerting other coastal villages of pirate invasions by lighting a bonfire at the top […]
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During our winter retirement in Spain, we embarked on a train journey to the farthest point of the “free” train line outside of Málaga. The scenic ride took us through farms with lemon orchards and pyramid-shaped mountains, culminating in the charming, less touristy town of Álora. There, we explored a 10th-century castle and a grand, […]
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We are delighted to be back in the Costa del Sol of Spain again for our 2nd year as Snowbirds, staying for 3 months here. We took the “free” train to the main city of Maliga to see Magellan’s Spanish Galleon from the 1500’s, and then climbed the steep trail to Gibralfaro Castle – Moorish […]
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Over Christmas break, Amateur Radio HAM enthusiasts are experimenting with the International Space Station (ISS), sending “fuzzy” images to HAMs throughout the world as the ISS zip’s around the earth every 90 minutes. You can tune in using only a web browser! Retirement offers more time to explore time consuming hobbies. In my teens I […]
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