Welcome to Hawkes & Brown's Holiday

Today we headed in the opposite direction from Malaga, down the coast to Fuengirola which is a large city on the coast and the final stop of the railway line we’re on. Originally it was forecast to be rainy and … Read more

Today we visited “Casa de los Navajas”, an ornate old house a short walk from the beach about halfway along the seafront. It was built in 1925 by a guy who wanted a holiday home facing the sea. I won’t … Read more

Today we hopped back on the train and travelled three stops in the opposite direction from Malaga to Benalmadena. A short walk from the station led us to the cable car base station at the foot of Mount Calamorro. Last … Read more

After breakfast (which was yummy), we headed back to the station and off to Malaga. It’s a really easy journey from here and is only 25 minutes door to door. Again, being a bit brief, we started at the main … Read more

This is going to be a very brief account.The flight began with a lady across the aisle needing the maintenance crew to dismantle her seat and replace her defective seatbelt. This took about 15 minutes and made the lead stewardess … Read more

We had a great day today. It really was what can only be described as a quintessential beach holiday day. In brief, blue sky, sea, sand, sun and naked geriatrics. Yes dear reader, it turns out that German and Spanish … Read more

My birthday! (Thanks Dan for the birthday greetings, shame on you Sophie for forgetting! LOL.)  After breakfast we needed to be outside the front of the hotel for 09:15hrs, for our pickup by the buggie tour company. When we arrived … Read more

We all woke early. Although, not strictly true. Char and I woke early but due to being in separate rooms weren’t aware of the other. I did my workout and Char read. Lizzy snoozed until way after we’d boiled the … Read more

(Brief) we eventually arrived at hotel after a coach connection of approx 75mins. Hotel large and sprawling. Nine accommodation blocks, three bars, inside and outside stage for entertainment. But at this time of year too dark for outside evening entertainment … Read more

As you look at a map of Naples, the island of Procida is many miles to the left just above it’s larger brother Isola d’Ischia. It’s a tiny island, less than 2 miles square and covered with a network of … Read more