Madrid, Spain (April 2024)

Visited Madrid for the weekend for my birthday with my husband, because he liked the trip he had in January when he went with his son. (Phone photography)

We walked around the city, visited Retiro park, and a lovely rose garden. The weather was lovely! Then we visited the telephone museum, which was an interactive experience, and best of all, it was free!

After that, we went over to the sweet space attraction, which was awesome and a fun experience with different rooms and a sweet treat for each one.

(We walked a total of 23 thousand steps!)

Gran Canaria (January 2025)

Went with my husband for a couple of days - the weather was stunning at 22 degrees! (Just what we needed from the cold UK winter)We stayed at the Royal level hotel, an adults-only hotel, and had half board, in Las Plamas. This was my first trip that was an adults-only space, and having half board was a nice experience, and the food was incredible!

We drove over to see some geographical features, the drive from one end of the island to the other is only 45 minutes - we went the scenic route to see the beauty of the island. The minerals that have been pushed up out of the volcano have turned colour, blue, and orange. I hadn’t seen anything like it, so it was a good experience.

We then had a hike to see how the rainwater has created a canyon in the mountain, where some random chickens were just chilling. I hadn’t seen a canyon before, so I enjoyed this exploration.

Finally, we stopped by a viewpoint to see the location that the locals used to hide from attackers in caves in the mountains, at the centre of the island.

The next day we had a little walk around the town and to a park, it was more of a chill day than an explore day. (Phone photography)