Casares and goodbye Estepona **It's the last chapter of this trip, so apologies for its length :) ** Casares is a Pueblo Blanco (white village) that just might have one of the most dramatic settings in this area. Access by public transport is, of course limited - from Estepona there are only 2 buses a day. Taking 45 mins, it's a direct route with very few stops. Upon arrival we had just under 3 hours to see the village, before the last bus "home."T...

Ronda With no direct route from Estepona to Ronda, we picked up a late morning bus in San Pedro.**Tourist note - tickets need to be purchased in advance before boarding the bus - we bought ours at the little ticket booth right by the bus stop in San Pedro. If returning that day, buy those tickets at the same time….not only do the buses get sold-out, but there are only 3 or 4 of them each day. We were once on a bus that had been over-sold and a few peopl...

Marbella A favourite destination on the Costa deal Sol and popular throughout the world, the city of Marbella is an attractive destination for a wide range of people. Situated In the foothills of the Sierra Blanca mountain range, it's a place with a cosmopolitan atmosphere, is well situated for travel along this coast, plus has all the shops and services expected in a modern city. There's the great beaches, of course - as mentioned in a previous blog, plus an ...

San Pedro de Alcántara and Puerto Banús San Pedro de Alcántara, referred to locally as San Pedro, is a town of 2 personalities. It's a traditional Spanish town, with a very a long beach. The town and beach are separated from each other by a main road - and a 10 minute walk. Just 10km from Marbella and even closer to the ritzy Puerto Banus, this long sandy stretch of beach and promenade stretches all the way to Marbella…..a great ch...

Arrived in EsteponaIt was an easy transfer from Gran Canaria to Estepona in southern Spain. Another shout out to Ryan Air, who despite all the current airline problems throughout the world, once again managed to efficiently get passengers on the plane, take off and land on time (actually early) and quickly have luggage on the carousel. The worst part of the trip was being packed into one of the little airport buses that transfer passengers from the terminal to ...