We first caught sight of Ávila zooming past it on the way to Salamanca. Only one word can adequately describe it: breathtaking. Lit up in the black night sky, the City’s…
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La Pedriza – Hiking in rare rain
by ben@mainlyontheplain.com January 18, 2016Madrid may not have a beach, but just a short drive north you can find La Pedriza in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range which provides a cool haven and…
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First impressions? Madrid hides its charms…
by ben@mainlyontheplain.com January 19, 2016Madrid is roasting hot in the summer, there’s no getting away from that. I visited the City for the first time in July 2013, arriving at the cavernous Barajas…