Short Trips.
These articles are all about the short trips or day trips I have taken, the places I went to and the things I have seen on my travels. Some trips were taken while I lived in countries such as Spain or the USA, and others in the UK. Some were to see a city or place, and others were to attend sports or music events.
In August 2024, my friend Lisa asked if I would like to go on a coach trip to the Jumilla Wine Festival with her. I wasn't doing anything else and decided to go.
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In December 2023 I bought myself a ticket to see Tom Jones in concert in the Bullring in Murcia. Today, I finally went to see the singing legend when I travelled to Murcia and stayed overnight there.
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I had seen that Simply Red were performing at the Bullring in Murcia, and being a big fan when I was younger, I got myself a ticket to go and see them. I decided to go to Murcia earlier in the day, have a look around, see the show, stay overnight in Murcia and go home the next day.
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My friends Kathy and Tony had messaged me and asked if I wanted to go and see the Arsenal U21 team when they played VillaReal C in San Pedro del Pinatar. As an Arsenal fanatic, I jumped at the invitation to go with them.
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I had seen an advert saying that Rod Stewart was performing at the Bullring in Murcia, and I got myself a ticket to go and see him. I decided to go to Murcia earlier in the day, have a look around, see the show, stay overnight in Murcia and go home the next day.
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I like Bob Dylan's music, and when I saw he was appearing in Alicante, I decided to get a ticket and go to see him in concert. I may not ever get the chance again to see this poet, musician and songwriter.
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I had seen adverts for the Murcia Spring Festival for a few years, and this year, I decided to go along and see it.
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While browsing the Internet, I saw the group Texas were playing in Albacete. I had never been to see either, so I decided to travel to Albacete and see the group.
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I saw this trip advertised on Farcebook, and as I had decided to try doing many more day trips, I booked this one. It included the coach trip, breakfast, a tour of the Bodega, a four-course meal with wine, and then a visit to the village of Alcala del Jucar.
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Last week, my friend Diane told me about a trip she was planning to take to see the Algar Waterfalls. By the time we parted company, she had convinced me it would be a good day out and booked an extra place for me.
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I saw pictures of the Cordoba Patio Festival and decided to go and see it in 2022. I like Cordoba, having been there before for the Flamenco Festival 2016.
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My friends Bernice and Angelia said they were going river rafting on the Segura River and asked me if I wanted to go. I had been with my friend Mick before and decided to go again as it is great fun. We were joined by other friends, some from Los Alcazares and some from the UK. We all had a great day out.
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At the start of the year in 2018, whilst taking part in a local quiz at La Zona mini-golf, some of my friends asked me if I would like to go to see the Aguilas Carnival in February.
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At the start of 2017, I stayed at my apartment in Davenport, Florida, USA. I had rented it out previously and had to clear it up after the people renting it had left and made a mess of it, making it difficult to sell. I decided to visit Disney World while I was there.
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My ancestors in Wales were miners, and I have always been interested in what they had to go through as miners. The conditions they had worked in, in Wales, would have been different, but I would get an idea of what they went through after visiting a local mine in La Union, Murcia.
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When I got my health and travel insurance sorted out after moving to Spain, I decided to go away for a short break. After scouring the internet for somewhere to go for a couple of days, I found a 3-day 2-night break to see the 'White Night of Flamenco', which is in Cordoba and consisted of ten Flamenco shows on temporary stages around the city.
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The Nao Victoria was the first ship to sail around the world. My friend Adrian and I went to see a full-size replica of it moored in Cartagena.
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My friend Derek had very kindly got his wife a tour of the Emirates Stadium for her to go and see the hallowed turf. He had even managed to get the legendary Charlie George to be the tour guide.
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While living in Spain, my mum used to visit and frequently stay with me for a few months. On one such occasion between Christmas 2005 and New Year 2006, I had an electrical problem. I contacted an electrician about rewiring the whole house, and he said he could do it immediately but that it would take a couple of days. Not having any electricity, we decided to go to Gibraltar for a few days.
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In 2004, my friend Martin was 40 years old, and for his birthday, he decided he wanted to go to Amsterdam for a long weekend. Initially, six of us should have been going, but this soon became 3, with his friends dropping out because of pressure from wives and girlfriends.
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In 2003, I went to Rome with my friend Paul Dunne on a long weekend trip. I had never been to Italy before and was looking forward to spending time in Italy's capital city, Rome.
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