The Gorafe desert or badlands are an incredible part of Spain, a landscape formed by erosion and a heaven for 4×4 enthusiasts. There are no restrictions and from cyclists to bikers, all-terrain vehicles and campers, everybody enjoys this fantastic area, which is huge and has many different kinds of tracks on offer. We came from …
From the abandoned village of Pardina de Albás, we had to make our way back to a tar road today. First we drove down the mountains, crossed the deep mud a second time and then drove up the mountain on the other side. There were many washed out sections with deep trenches where you don’t …
We left Huesca in the afternoon to explore the impressive castle we had seen from the highway: Castillo Montearagón. It was closed, but the light was perfect and after walking around it, we spent the night not far from the castle, with great views of the sunset and the lights of Huesca. The next day, …
North from Huesca, from the Loarre Castle, which we had visited before, we started a gravel route, taking us to the remains of Castillo Marcuello, a vulture colony and over an interesting track down the mountains to La Pena in the next valley. From the medieval castle, only one wall stands like a finger into …
We had spent the night and half a rainy day in Graus, where we could park next to the river and walk into town. In the afternoon the sun was shining again, and we decided to drive another gravel track to an abandoned village and further over the mountains. Once a prosperous town, but without …
2 abandoned villages, a dam in the middle of nowhere and the most amazing rock formations made us drive on gravel roads through a nice landscape to get to all this places. We were surprised to see how low the water level in this dam was, for sure 20 metres lower than it could be. …
We had spent the night at Arén, where we walked to some dinosaur prints, not far from our parking spot next to the cemetery. The sight is well-marked and has information boards and a walkway, that you can admire the prints from close without destroying them. That day we went on a gravel track going …
Claramunt is one of the many abandoned villages you can find around Spain. A gravel road leads up the mountain to this village. From there we continued over the mountains with great views until we reached the next valley. A colony of Griffon Vultures was waiting for the fog to lift and the thermic conditions …
After a couple of days snorkelling at the Gulf of Aqaba, we started to explore Jordan, by visiting the famous Wadi Rum. We were curious, if after all the spectacular landscape in Saudi Arabia, we would be impressed by another desert landscape. We first stopped at the train station, which had a supposedly authentic Hijaz Railway …
On the way to the Rainbow Arch, we ran into Kristin & Toby again, which we had met in Muscat about 2 months ago. They are travelling with their 2 cats in the same direction as we do. The Rainbow Arch is a famous sight, as the arch is very big and not too far …
