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Some of Spain's slow trains are getting slower

May 14, 2024

Renfe has announced longer journey times on two of its regional routes in Andalucía.

Map of part of Spain, showing two routes between Seville and Malaga.

Walking Malaga's streets: one quarter completed

May 10, 2024

Yesterday I passed the 25% completion landmark for walking and running streets in the city of Malaga, as measured by CityStrides.

Screenshot from the CityStrides website, showing a map of GPS traces overlaid over the city of Malaga, with some statistics. Just over 25% of streets have been completed

A first look at Ronda's Desfiladero del Tajo walkway

April 14, 2024

On the day Ronda's Desfiladero de Tajo walkway opened to the public, I was one of the first visitors.

Desfiladero del Tajo - walkers in hard hats on a path below a vertical cliff, with a tall stone bridge in the background

20 years ago on the Belgrade to Bar Railway

April 05, 2024

Memories of my first trip on the Belgrade to Bar railway, 20 years ago this week, and reflections on the subsequent decline in Belgrade's international rail connections.

A train ticket and reservation from 2004, for a journey from Belgrade to Kolašin

Mapping the mysterious GR 340

February 09, 2024

The Camino Geológico Malacitano (GR 340) is a new and under-publicised long-distance walking trail in Malaga province. I have recently started adding it to OpenStreetMap.

An information board with a map of a stage of the GR 340 walking trail, against a background of rocky mountains