Biarritz May 5th-19th San Sebastian

New plan accommodation.

May 5-8 Al and Simon 

3 nights San Sebastian area 

May 8-10 Al Simon and Stu 1 night Bilbao 4 nights San Sebastian 

May 10-12 All 6 another (flat for 3 for 2 nights)

May 12-13 Al Jackie and Stu

May 13-19 Al & Jax

Straight to San Sebastian on 5th.19:45 flix bus

Walk to Zarautz on 6th

Zarautz to Zumaia / getaria 7th.

Zumaia to Deba on 8th then train to Bilbao to meet Stu 7:45pm 

May 9th.Walk around San Sebastian, check out the Gizpouka football club that unai emery, arteta, and Bournemouth manager Areola, played for then continue scouting with walk to Pasaia. Lunch San seb /dinner Pasaia sleep well on the 9th. 

May. 10. Meet boys in San Sebastian and walk to Pasaia and walk/train back. Go to Real Sociedad v Real Betis if we get tickets.

May 11th tram to Irun and walk to San Sebastian or Pasaia.

May 12 tram to Hendaye and walk to Biarritz fall back bus from St Jean or Bidart around 2:45/3pm.

May 11th Irun to Bidart via st jean de Luz.

May 12 Bidart to the airport 

5th Biarritz arrival 6pm bus to Biarritz or st jean de luz or even hondarribia and book in for 3 nights.

6th st jean de luz walk to irun

7th Irun to Pasaia /San Sebastian 

8th walk from San Sebastian and bus to Bilbao after lunch

9th bus back to Zarautz/then Zamaia or deba

10th Jimmy and Paul coming out arrive 10:30am

11th markina to Guernica 

12th back to San Sebastian and travel to Biarritz for 18:00  flight. Jackie arrives for 7 days until 19th.

Málaga strolls

This morning we start on the metro. Line 2 to Palacio de los Portes. 

We will walk back a gentle stroll through the gardens and down to the beach, going around the construction site on the way.

There are so many things to love about this wee walk. It's all downhill for starters. 

I know it can't be but it feels that way as you walk towards the rising sun.

The sky is an amazing array of beauty and anger. 

A bit like I feel. 

There's a rage that wants to spit rain at you and then the beauty of the blue sky and the heat of the sun.

You pass a cafe called Magna after 10 mins and then 5 mins later your at the beach. It was raining as I hit the beach with a warm sun coming off the Alboran Sea. It looked sunny in Morocco.

I stopped for coffee at Cafe Marcello. Wonderful it was.

The sun came out and it was toasty. It was like some generous Greek god had just wrapped a little fire all around me. It disappeared very quickly but the 25 seconds of heat had me reaching for the sun screen it was so strong.

I walked on down passing an amazing sight as the sun bartered with the clouds to spray rain and sunshine over a boat in the sea. Some cruise that I speculated. "Would all passengers on the bow wishing for sunshine move to the stern and those with brollies move to the bow".

I love the weather.

6000 steps from house to La Isla metro and back again. A beautiful gentle stroll and one I could do in a wheelchair.

An interesting aside is the Málaga metro card. It's €1.35 for a single journey but I put €10 in the recharge purse. That bought 20 journeys at €0.50

Málaga 2026

Depart Edinburgh 08:40 January 23rd or 6am from Haymarket with many layers on

Friday Málaga 23rd

Saturday 24 beach walk nerja

Sunday 25 mountain walks/Almunecar 

Monday 26 mountain walks

Tuesday 27 beach walks torre

Wednesday 28 Málaga walks (3)

Thursday 29 Málaga walks (2)

Friday 30 

Saturday 31

Sunday 1 last night in central Málaga and off to Cordoba on the fast train. Metro to Maria Zambano in the morning.

Monday 2 what a quick train that was. We arrived at 9:30 so had to wait until 10:07 but as ever at our age it passes ridiculously quickly. Down a rabbit hole on the phone one minute and the next we are boarding.

Wednesday 3

Thursday 4

Friday

Saturday 

Sunday

Monday 

Tuesday 9th