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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...
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Great Hotels and Trip Planning in Spain

Hotels and tourism have always been part of my life since travelling with my family and later my father. Sipping pink champagne on the back of ferry heading to Trouville y Deauville to look after my baby brother while my father and  his partner played in an important Bridge championship.



Trip Planning

That trip fired up my desire and love for travel, both for work and pleasure. I wandered unknown back streets pushing a pushchair, turning the corners that I wanted to. Stopping when I wanted. Backtracking, taking photos. Maybe without being in charge and responsible for my brother I wouldn't have been so comfortable at just sweet sixteen. Maybe I gained some confidence from not actually being alone. I found myself on that trip. I discovered that being alone isn't lonely. In the (many decades that have passed) I have felt lonelier in a group of people than in solitude. I planned my days so I could see as much as possible. I discovered the planning was almost as much fun as the doing.

My love for travel and hotels has never waned. The ability to travel and explore has. Having children, moving to another country, working, renovating a holiday home all took so much time and left little for passions. But now I'm always planning, our (these days just hubby & I) next jaunt.



Now my youngest son is 18, I'm not sure how those years flew by so quickly, I'm feeling lighter. Yes, all three of them are still at home. Sometimes we're two for meals other times we're seven with the (so far) two Spanish girlfriends. It seems right to make time for what I want to do and it's happening.

Great Hotels

My baby, my project -  Only Spain ~ Boutique Hotels is beginning to gain momentum, along with the trip planning service I provide. If you're looking for great hotels and trip planning help for your holiday to Spain  check me out Only Spain ~ Boutique Hotels.


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