Andalucia 2004 – 2023, challenges, vehicle issues, health and all the best bits of life in rural Granada.
Driving in Spain Essentials - 10 Items You Need in the Car Driving in Spain requires you to carry several items in your car to stay legal, the Guardia Civil can and do ask for proof of these items should…
read moreOverlanding Sierra de Maria The original plan has been to overland a 144 mile round trip through to Murcia, stop off at a reservoir for that afternoon and make a full day of it. However the night before saw a…
read moreAndalucian Mines Shooting your 4x4 can be challenging, sometimes all those images begin to look the same, the truck is the truck, it can't pose like a model so backdrop becomes key to change things up a bit. When you…
read moreThe Sierra de María-Los Vélez natural park is just across the border between the province of Granada and Almeria. The park covers just over 220km2 so not large but still plenty to explore. This natural park just across the eastern…
read moreOverlanding in Spain can throw up a multitude of challenges just like anywhere else however, when it comes to Mother Nature there is one critter that you need to be aware of and those are the processionary pine caterpillars. These…
read moreThe best part of Embalse de Valdeinfierno is the drive there, we'd planned the visit the week before then after a quick weather check 24 hours earlier we discovered it was going to rain - all day. The Shogun had…
read moreKids? Half Day Overlanding Half day overlanding - "this is better than minecraft", probably one of the best things we've heard so far this year from our 11 year old son who usually has his head buried in his tablet…
read moreEl Portillo Reservoir Castril, Granada El Portillo is one of three reservoirs lined up in the north of the Altiplano, west of
read moreEmbalse de San Clemente [Huescar/Granada] location review Embalse de San Clemente has been one of our favourite places to go for years now, the reservoir is near the town of Huescar in the Granada provice of Andalucia. Besides from being…
read moreOverland Sunday - finding a cure for the itch for our new found enthusiasm in overlanding can be a challenge at the moment with kids school term time and Covid 19. Spain isn't doing too well and our local village…
read moreIf you are planning a wild camping road trip in Spain or just passing through there are a few things to consider before pitching up or setting up base camp. Is wild camping allowed in Spain or will you be…
read moreRemoving the Towbar - 14 days Having lived in the same village since we moved to Spain in 2005 we know our local mechanic pretty well, a good guy, honest with reasonable rates. We use him every year to ITV…
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For regular videos covering short overland trips, Mitsubishi Shogun related bits and product reviews. Nothing serious, we just do it because we like to 🙂
