Hotel Review – Hotel Guitart Monterrey, Lloret de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Note: My stay was hosted by the Costa Brava Tourist Board as part of a press trip. Opinions are, as always, my own. If you read my review of the…
Pearls of the Costa Brava – Sant Pere del Bosc, Lloret de Mar
This is the second article in the series detailing some of the many highlights of the Costa Brava in Catalonia. In case you missed the first one, you can read the post…
PortAventura – Europe’s best theme park
Introduction You know we like theme parks by now, right? It all started with a bit of an epiphany in Florida a couple of years ago. Until that point none…
Floating over volcanoes in the Girona Pyrenees
Let's start by getting one thing straight - if you've yet to experience a hot-air balloon ride, you are missing out. Granted, it's not for absolutely everyone (vertigo sufferers get…
Next trip details: Back to the Costa Brava
What's next up for Grown-up Travel Guide, I pretend to hear you ask? Catalonia, that's what! In two days time, to be precise. Yes, just a week or so after…
Villa Estel – Grown-up Holiday Accommodation in Pollensa, Mallorca
Pollensa (On Mallorca island), the quaint and serene fishing village in Spain, attracts many visitors from every part of the world. This beautiful destination is blessed with a year-round balmy…
Grown-up accommodation in Barcelona
Barcelona has become an urban tourist hotspot and attracts millions of visitors year on year. As it gets more and more popular, the prices of staying there get bigger. So…
For the best value ski resort in Europe, head to Spain
I'm not really a gambling man but I'm willing to bet that for most people considering a skiing holiday in Europe the classic destinations of Switzerland, Austria and France are…