It only becomes art if it touches other people – Andreas Eschbach (Blog post by Tom Carter) Cycling is an inherently beautiful sport in many different ways. Its battles are waged not in stadiums or arenas but in some of the most scenic places on earth. Since the ultimate challenge […]
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[Humans] need difficulties. They are necessary for health. — Carl Jung On a Tuesday in early December my husband and I decided to hike up Calpe. Calpe — or Calp, as it is spelled in Valenciano, is an enormous limestone rock that looms over the town of the same name. […]
“Don’t be put off by this review, it is challenging but rewarding, go prepared and once down safely you will sit with an aura of satisfaction and a reason to ask someone else to go get your drinks….” (SteveL801, Trip Advisor) Last month, my husband and I finally made it […]
Don’t think. It complicates things. Just feel. And if it feels like home, then follow its path. — R.M. Drake The natural world plays a very big role in my feeling at home in the world. Getting to know the terrain, the vegetation, and the animals around me is critical […]
(Post by Tom Carter) “You can’t get good by staying home. If you want to get fast, you have to go where the fast guys are.” — Steve Larsen It’s mid-December, but I’m sweating in my short-sleeved jersey as I push my body up the grade from Javea’s medieval Pueblo […]
There are, indeed, few merrier spectacles than that of many windmills bickering together in a fresh breeze over a woody country; their halting alacrity of movement, their pleasant business, making bread all day with uncouth gesticulation; their air, gigantically human, as of a creature half alive, put a spirit […]
“It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.” – cyclng legend Fausto Coppi (Blog post by Tom Carter) While professional cycling is a still niche sport in the United States, it is one of the most popular globally. […]
“Woke up, it was a Jávea* morning, and the first thing I knew, There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges too. And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses. Oh, won’t you stay We’ll put on the day And we’ll […]
“The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals.” — Siddharth Katragadda The Spanish love a good festival, and there are many throughout the calendar year, but arguably the highlight of these is the midsummer celebration of San Juan Bautista. All of Spain celebrates, but the festivities are […]
“Do not eat anything your great-grandmother would not immediately recognize as food.” – Michael Pollan Good food, cooked well and eaten slowly, preferably with family, is central to Spanish culture. Quality ingredients are essential, and one of the best ways to procure these in Jávea is through the abundance of […]