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Ten Top Things To Do in Estepona, Andalusia

Andalucía, Spain · October 15, 2020

Ten Top Things To Do in Estepona, Andalusia

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One of my favourites from our @flytographer shoot

One of my favourites from our @flytographer shoot in Sevilla 🥰 [gifted]

I posted two of the shots with @robert.blackburn in my story and this one was voted as the favourite (but only just 😁) 🙊 I think I might just have to get this one framed 😝

I’ve been working on my blog post about Seville today, hopefully I’ll get it done this week 🙊 I need to get back into writing blog posts as I’ve been so lazy with it since last year went to 💩 🤷🏻‍♀️ I still have to write up posts from trips we did last year, including Ronda and Córdoba 🥰

While I’m in a writing mood, let me know what your too questions are about visiting Sevilla! What would you want to know before a trip? 😎

PS: don’t forget you can get $50 your next Flytographer shoot anywhere in the world with the code THEFLYAWAYGIRL50 😉

#TFGinAndalucia #TFGinSevilla #sevilla #sevillagram #travelcouplelife #travellingcouple #coupleswhotravel

Mini photo dump of some of my favourite shots from

Mini photo dump of some of my favourite shots from around the Real Alcázar de Sevilla - which is your favourite? 🥰

These are some of my faves from the ‘less iconic’ spots (see my post before for the super iconic location here if you missed it!) 🤩

I wish we had more time to explore the Alcázar and to explore Sevilla! I also wish it had been slightly less warm so I didn’t melt so much 😂 but hey, if it was cold or rainy I would have probably been sad about that too 🙊

Rob and I have been thinking about our next destination 🤔 as much as I would love to go a bit further afield, I think this summer and the majority of this year will mostly be spent in Gibraltar and southern Spain! I have definitely been inspired by some awesome creators on places to visit in Andalucía (@ingrid_d_m, @instapi_, @instandaluz, @stefi_travel, @petitesuitcase) and in other parts of Spain (@ohhellokate, @arqpatrimonial) 🥰

For our next trip, we were thinking of visiting Cádiz! Neither of us has actually been to the city and it looks spectacular 🤩 we also need to go to Madrid and Barcelona together as Rob hasn’t been to those 😱

Do you have a favourite city in Spain? Any ideas on what places in 🇪🇸 we should go to over the next few months? 🥰 Where would you choose? 🚌 🚆 ✈️

#TFGinSevilla #TFGinAndalucia #sevillespain #sevilla #sevillahoy #sevillagram #sevillacity #facadesofbuildings #iwalkedthisstreet

SAVE this post for everything you need to know abo

SAVE this post for everything you need to know about visiting the Real Alcázar de Sevilla 🥰 or send it to a friend who needs to visit 😉

The Real Alcázar, or Royal Alcázar of Seville, is a must visit in the city! It’s probably one of the most iconic places in Sevilla and this spot is one of the most photographed in the Alcázar 😁 I hadn’t actually looked up much about visiting the Alcázar before I went, so enjoy learning from my mistakes 😆

1) Buy your tickets in advance! 🗓 while it was pretty quiet when we visited, you still ought to buy your ticket online 💻 make sure you buy it from the official website @realalcazarsevilla though, since some websites sell tickets that aren’t actually official 👀

You’ll get the option to choose a time slot so just arrive at that time and show them your tickets 🎫

2) Plan for spending more time than you originally planned on 🤣 I know that sounds… confusing, but until you arrive, it’s so difficult to imagine HOW MUCH there is to see 🤯

3) Don’t spend too much time on the parts at the beginning… unless you want to spend the ENTIRE day at the palace. Seriously! We spent too much time on the parts of the palace at the beginning of the tour and by the time we got to the super epic stuff (like the spot in this photo), we were already tired, warm 🥵 and pretty ready for lunch 😬 so unfortunately we had to miss out on a lot of the gardens 😔

4) Take a bottle of water in your bag, especially if you’re visiting around summertime. It gets so hot 🥵 and there’s nowhere in the palace to purchase drinks or snacks.

5) ENJOY! It is such an incredible place to visit and it is well worth the pretty minimal price of €12,50 for general admission!

Bonus: there are lots of tour guides etc outside trying to get you to pay them for a tour - in all honesty, I don’t think you need to do a tour. There’s lots of info inside so unless you’re a major major history or architecture buff, you’re probably ok to save your 💶 and to just do general admission!

Have you been to Sevilla? If not, do you want to go? 🥰 🇪🇸

#TFGinAndalucia #TFGinSevilla #sevilla #seville #alcazar #realalcazar #sevillaciudad

I am obsessed with the jacarandá here 😍 how be

I am obsessed with the jacarandá here 😍 how beautiful is this street with the purple blooms? 🥰
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This weekend I went up to visit my parents in Estepona for a belated birthday celebration with them - we went for a birthday dinner at @elpescadorestepona and it was so good 😍 @theflyawaydad also took me to this street because he knew I wanted to photograph some of the prettiest streets with jacaranda 😁
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I had planned on spending this afternoon looking at shops for new dresses for our Sevilla trip, but instead we spent more than an hour sorting out our hotel booking 🙄 since helpfully the hotel we had booked sent us as email saying they would now be closed... 🤦🏻‍♀️ what is it with me and hotels closing when I’ve booked them 😂 (if you don’t recall, we turned up to our hotel we had booked in Jerez to discover it was closed 😬). Well, no shops have been visited and now it’s off to the bus to head back to Gibraltar 🤷🏻‍♀️ another reason I need to learn how to drive 🤣
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Anyway, I wish there was jacaranda like this in Gibraltar 😍 petition to have Main Street planted with them?? 🤪🤪🤪
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Do you have anything beautiful in bloom where you are? 🥰
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#TFGinAndalucia #estepona #costadelsol #costadelsol☀️ #jacaranda #flowersoftheworld

Gibraltar is open to tourism 😍🇬🇮 this bea

Gibraltar is open to tourism 😍🇬🇮 this beautiful place that I’ve come to call home has been announced as one of the destinations on the UK’s ‘green list’. These destinations won’t require a quarantine on your way home, and Gibraltar is also not requiring a test for entry by air (since land travellers coming across the Spanish border aren’t required to have one either).
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A large amount of Gibraltar’s industry and economy relies on tourism - in a normal year, Gibraltar welcomes more than 10 million tourists 😱 with tourist spending reaching more than £274 million in 2018, so you can imagine that no tourists and no travel was a big hit to the local economy. Thanks to now being one of the safest places in Europe (and maybe the world??), we have a grand total of ZERO local cases and have done for over six weeks.
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As of May 17th, people from 🇬🇧 can now fly over to visit our little slice of Britain in the sun - and discover that it is SO much more than that 😍 I’m excited for people to discover how much more there is to Gibraltar than just the Rock - I highly recommend spending more than just a day here and I hope that Gibraltar being on the green list will mean that people will come for longer and find out exactly what makes Gibraltar amazing 😀 and yes, I’m proud of my adopted home 😂
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Is travel and tourism starting to open up where you live? If you’re in the U.K., is Gibraltar on your radar?
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📍 Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned
#TFGinGibraltar #gibraltar #rockofgibraltar #gibraltarrock #uktravel

The view that says welcome home 😍 I was going t

The view that says welcome home 😍 I was going to write a caption about the provincial borders opening up and finally being able to see my parents (yay) but I just came across a post by @_cute_n_chronic_ about fatigue and it really hit home. I had physio earlier today as I’ve been struggling all week 🙃 and I often find it hard to explain my issues.
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Firstly, if you don’t already know then I have rheumatoid arthritis 💁🏻‍♀️ it’s super fun (not) and I have massively struggled during the past five or six years. I’m still struggling with getting proper medical care to sort it long term as, due to travelling and then moving to another country just before a pandemic 🙃 things have been a little more complex than they should have been.
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The next month is Arthritis Awareness Month 📅 so I wanted to use my platform to bring a little more awareness to the illness, and also to explain my own experiences with it.
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One of my main struggles (well, aside from pain) is fatigue. I’ve struggled with severe, chronic fatigue for probably more than ten years now. I literally don’t remember what it feels like to be well rested and full of energy. I overexerted myself this past weekend and paid the price during the week - I was exhausted, bone tired, and ended up dizzy and sick on Tuesday and slept for a total of 20 hours.
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The thing is with fatigue... is that it isn’t just tiredness. It’s not just ‘oh I need a coffee and I’ll be fine’. It’s not ‘I got a late night but I can still function’. It’s a my-entire-body-is-exhausted-and-aching feeling. It’s a sleep-for-20-hours-and-no-relief kind of feeling. Nothing really makes it go away. Some days are better, like for me this Wednesday when I took this photo, and other days are worse.
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Sometimes I can walk 10km or more in a day. And then sometimes I can’t even get enough energy to go try and make myself a coffee. It’s a horrible thing to deal with and it can get so frustrating trying to explain that you’re not just lazy or it’s not just because you had a late night.
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Anyway, there’s a small insight to my week so far 😂 I hope you’re doing great 🤗 but if you’re not, know you’re not alone 🤍
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#arthritis #gibraltar #TFGinGibraltar

There’s no Planet B 🙅🏻‍♀️ (although

There’s no Planet B 🙅🏻‍♀️ (although they’ve now flown a drone on Mars so... instagram shots from there soon?)
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All jokes aside, we need to take care of our planet. The future is ours 💚 Happy #earthday2021 ☀️
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There are so many things you can do every day - not just on Earth Day - to celebrate our beautiful planet 🥰 save this post for five ideas of things to show your appreciation for the Earth 🌎 and to protect it for our generation and the future ⬇️
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🌳 Plant something!
If you have the space in your yard or garden, plant a tree 🌲 or even your own fruit and veg 🌽 Trees are proven to clean the air 🚮
Even if you’re in a flat like us, try growing an indoor plant (we have a bonsai and some other plants) or growing your own herbs. This reduces plastic waste if buying pre-packaged stuff in the supermarket!
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🚲 Find alternative transport
I’m not talking about riding a unicycle around or anything that alternative 🤪 but walking, cycling, or taking the bus instead of driving (or even carpooling if you need to drive) helps reduce carbon emissions and the number of cars on the road 🚗
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☀️ Spend time in the great outdoors
Even if you can’t travel anywhere, enjoy time outdoors! Explore your local area, visit your local parks and gardens etc 🌷 I’ve been loving exploring more of Gibraltar and our neighbouring province of Cádiz 😍
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🥗 Go meat-free
While you don’t have to go vegetarian or vegan, reducing meat consumption can help the environment as meat and dairy account for more than 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions (Source: UN FAO). Having a specific day (or multiple days) of going meat or dairy free can be great for the environment, plus eating more veggies is good for your health 😋 and there are soooo many delicious veggie recipes out there! Try making a chickpea curry or a veggie stir fry 🤤
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💭 Speak out!
Use your voice to speak out about the environment and how others can protect and celebrate our planet. Social media is a great way to spread the word, or use more local means like writing to your local government!
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How are you celebrating Earth Day? Let me know in the comments!
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#TFGinHolland #lisse #happyearthday #noplanetb

How was your weekend? Did you go on any adventures

How was your weekend? Did you go on any adventures 🌊 🏔 🏝 or stay and relax at home 🏠?
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Yesterday, we went on a mini road trip up the coast to the beautiful towns of Conil de la Frontera and Vejer de la Frontera 😍 I went once last year but in July and it was so hot 🥵 but the weather was much more manageable this weekend 😂 it was beautifully sunny though ☀️ so we got to enjoy some beautiful views, great weather and delicious food 😀
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While Conil de la Frontera is on the coast and has beautiful beaches, the stunning town of Vejer de la Frontera is located in the hills and is packed with white houses, ancient churches and convents and also has much of the old city walls and fortress there still standing.
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This spot is definitely the iconic view of Vejer (shoutout to @petitesuitcase for telling me the exact location because I missed it on my last visit 😂 we were about 200m away and didn’t realise 🙃) and is the Arcos de la Judería (which I’ve also seen called Arcos de las Monjas). This is the medieval Jewish quarter which dates from the 13th-15th centuries 🕍 but is now next to a church, the Iglesia de la Concepción, which was part of a convent! ⛪️ (Hence the two names 😁)
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While you’re in Vejer, you should also take a visit to @laventanataberna, a lovely restaurant and bar that has the most gorgeous little window (check my story or Vejer highlight to see!) with a stunning view 😍 I recommend the tosta con guacamole y boquerón y anchoa 😋 and both the tuna montaditos as well 😁
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How did you spend your Sunday? Any adventures in your local area? 🚗 🚌
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#TFGinAndalucia #vejerdelafrontera #vejer #cadizturismo #estaes_cadiz #europestyle_spain

A different perspective of Jerez’s stunning cath

A different perspective of Jerez’s stunning cathedral 😍 I had read that Jerez was known for its orange 🍊 blossoms, and I hoped that we would be able to see some when we were there! Sadly, we were a little late as they bloom in February and March, so early April they had been and gone. However, we did see LOTS of oranges 😁 so just another thing to go back to Jerez and see!
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Jerez Cathedral, or Catedral de Jerez, is a stunning building that dates back to the 17th century. The cathedral combines Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical architectural styles and they all come together to create this spectacular sight.
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Like many churches and cathedrals in Spain, Jerez Cathedral stands atop the Great Mosque of Jerez. Many churches in Spain were built on top of where a mosque stood previously. Other famous example of this include the the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba (Mezquita-Catedral), the Giralda in Sevilla, the mosque minaret that was converted into the cathedral’s bell tower. The practice of converting mosques into Christian places of worship was common during and after the Reconquista, the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula that spanned the 8th to 15th centuries.
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Building the cathedral took more than 80 years 😱 but I think you’ll agree that it was worth it 😁 I hope that we can visit inside next time (it was closed as it was Easter weekend) and climb the bell tower as well 😁
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Have you heard of the city of Jerez before?
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#TFGinAndalucia #andaluciaviva #jerez #jerezdelafrontera #estaes_cadiz

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