Helen

Our travels continue. Our Istrian adventure has come to an end, our Andalucian adventure is just beginning...

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

2026 started with a visit to #Tarifa. Out of season, this town, on #Andalucia's southerly most tip, is packed full of Moorish vibes and surrounded by the most amazing beaches and sand dunes. Cold, windy, cloudy - but, as always, stunning.

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

Pretty, pretty Verona. The amphitheatre is just spectacular, but at night, when illuminated, it's just magical.

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

Our #travels have come to a halt for a little while. We have finally moved into our #andalucian #townhouse, which, with the help of fabulous local builders, we are renovating.

Interested in following our journey? We're documenting it here - https://t.co/pclb5endKT

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

The most beautiful renovation in #Marbella old town, to create an utterly elegant #boutiquehotel...

https://t.co/H4W4bwDUwN

#lafondaheritagehotel
#relaisandchateaux
#plazasantocristo

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

One night in #Estepona...

https://t.co/3hftKWy0Nq

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

After Stanley's "Searching for Italy", we've been hooked on "Searching for Spain" with Eva Longoria, esp the #Andalucia episode. It's a CNN programme so not sure where it's been shown in the UK, but if you get the chance, do watch. It's a gorgeous journey through foodie #Spain.

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

One of #andalucia's most beuatiful #puebloblancos - #medinasidonia.

https://t.co/w67HoJ6QyK

What's your favourite #whitetown?

#spain

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

A perfect countryside break in #Andalucia...

https://t.co/lKMIxBHKeg

[Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome]

Remembering this day 13 years ago when Rome woke up to a blanket of snow.

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

If we ever have a party in the house, we don't need to worry about accommodating guests. On the same road as our our #townhouse, is a really quirky & interesting #boutique B&B, Casa Henrietta, if we need places for people to stay...
https://t.co/rRSNiU8hgz
#jimenadelafrontera

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

A night in the Hard Rock Hotel, #Marbella.

Here's what we thought...

https://t.co/QbWvxHgpcB

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

A dramatic sky, over #Frigiliana. After weeks and weeks of unbroken sunshine in #Andalucia, it was very welcome to have a drop in temperature and rain, accompanied by thunder & lightning. Who knew we'd be glad of rain?

[This is Durham @ThisisDurham]

🍂🍁 The leaves are changing, and Durham is putting on a show!

Discover the best places to soak up autumn's beauty: https://t.co/fU3g5KuIhk

#lovedurham #autumncolours #autumnbreaks

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

Well, #laduquesa port is a pretty place. We'd heard of it but had never visited, so stopped off for lunch after we'd ticked opening a Spanish bank account off our to-do list. The #tapas, overlooking the harbour, was delicious - esp the big, fat, spicy #gambaspilppl.
#andalucia

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

After a ten year gap, we returned to #Ronda in #Andalucia, and loved it just as much now as we did then. Perhaps more, because we spent longer in the small city, this time.

https://t.co/jxpcuntDH6

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

When we stay somewhere, we do our homework. We read reviews, look at photos online & read between lines, where we can. If I'm paying to stay somewhere, I don't want to be short changed. But sometimes, it doesn't always work out...
https://t.co/KD8SkVtuwK
#tarifa

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

If you are travelling in inland #Andalucia, can we recommend a fabulous place to stay? Hostal Aljibe in #Archidona...

https://t.co/Dnd0Rh2HmJ

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

@Zardoz67 Hope you feel much better very soon!

[Helen @WeAreLifeTravel]

#Tarifa, Spain's most southerly town, and only 10kms from #Morocco, is so much more than wind-surfing & kiting. Although there's all that, too...

https://t.co/6IpOU3YCYl

[Condé Nast Traveller @cntraveller]

11 of Italy's most staggeringly beautiful seaside towns. https://t.co/CEv9dvLVNs