by Phil | Feb 8, 2016 | The Pyrenees
Mountain biking is really popular in the Pyrenees and like all mountain ranges over the last twenty years mountain biking has become one of the most popular outdoor activities. Valle de Tena, as well as being a great base for hiking is also a major mountain biking...
by Phil | Feb 3, 2016 | The Pyrenees, Wine
Our good friends George and Annie ran a wine tasting – or a cata as they are called in Spanish – in their village hall last week. They run wine tastings quite regularly, Annie puts on a great buffet and it’s always a fun evening. George has lived in...
by Phil | Jan 26, 2016 | Skiing, The Pyrenees
Last week we had a beautiful afternoon of ski touring with my American friend Nick. After a period of bad weather and snow, some sun shining days always come in our mountains!! Starting from Astún ski resort in Aragon Valley, we chose to follow one classical summer...
by Phil | Jan 11, 2016 | Biking, The Pyrenees
Quebrantahuesos is a huge bike race in the Pyrenees that shares its name with our famous Lammergeier vulture which is called ‘Quebrantahuesos’ in Spanish or the ‘bone-crusher’! It’s a appropriate name for this beast of a race which is...
by Phil | Nov 13, 2015 | Fauna & Flora
Rarely seen but never far away whilst out hiking are the wild boar or as the locals would call them -‘Jabali’. Much to my delight at the beginning of September this year I had a guiding ‘first’ whilst hiking with Tom, George, Clare and Cynthia...
