by Phil | Dec 29, 2010 | The Pyrenees
Recently I read ¡Guerra! by Jason Webster – an excellent, very readable account of the Spanish Civil War and highly recommended to anyone wanting to know more about this devastating period of Spanish history. The book alternates between historical accounts of...
by Phil | Dec 17, 2010 | Skiing
Went skiing up at Formigal yesterday and snow conditions were better than expected after last weeks warm weather and rain. It was clear and sunny and I actually felt quite warm as I took the first lift up. I did have a lot of layers on (‘like an onion’ as...
by Phil | Dec 15, 2010 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Beautiful weather in the Pyrenees last weekend after a week of rain and cloud. On Sunday I went to explore the Valle de Acumuer which I’d looked at lots of times but not walked in before. We started in the village of Acumuer which is in a lovely location with a...
by Phil | Nov 19, 2010 | The Pyrenees
Ryan Air have just released their flights for summer 2011. Zaragoza is the most convenient airport for the Aragonese Pyrenees and Ryan Air has flights from Stansted on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Hike Pyrenees transfers meet the Sunday evening flight....
by Phil | Nov 16, 2010 | Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees
It’s been snowing heavily in the Pyrenees for over a week now but the weather cleared on Friday and Saturday and it was time to dig the snowshoes out of the back of the cupboard for the first snowshoe outing of the season.The ski resort of Astun was our...
