Beach Travel Wine Podcast

In this episode you can hear all about the glamorous resort city of Marbella and the playground of the rich and famous Puerto Banus. We take you around the prettiest Old Town in Spain, through the famous Plaza de los Neranjos and tell you a story about a frustrated influencer. We walk the 7km along the beach from Marbella to Puerto Banus and tell you about the lush parks and avenues with giant Sal...

In this week's episode we tell you about Cordoba, Spain.  Cordoba has the most world heritage sites in the WORLD.  That's pretty impressive and we take you to visit them. Firstly we take you across the amazing Roman Bridge before we go into the Mesquita.  The Mesquita is so beautiful and stunning that you just have to listen to find out all about it ( or see our show notes link) . A...

Today we are so excited to be interviewed on the 17 year old Travel Podcast - Amateur Traveller .  We talk to the host Chris Christensen all about Asturias, Spain. You can find out more on our website at www.beachtravelwine.com

In this episode we take you to the fun city of Alicante.  It is usually described in two words - beaches and bars. It has a whole lot more than that to offer.  Listen as we take you to the most popular beach area with views of the Castle. We then take you up a lift inside the mountain to one of Spain’s largest medieval fortresses - Santa Barbara Castle. We then take you along the prettie...

The Top things to do in Valencia. Valencia is Spain's 3rd largest city and it is the biggest container port in Spain.  *Firstly we take you to the beautifully decorated train station which is next to the bullring.  *We take you inside the bull ring - even to the toilet in the bullring.  *Next listen as Lyle is totally amazed at the Silk Exchange which has the most beautiful interior with 16m spira...

This episode is all about the top things to do in Tarragona.  Tarragona is an easy one hour trip south of Barcelona.  Listen as we take you to the nicest beach close to the city.  We walk around the headland and visit the port.  Come with us as we stroll the Balcon de Mediterranean.  Next we take you to see the markets, the stunning Castellers statue on La Rambla Nova.&nbs...

After travelling all over Spain for 11 weeks, and podcasting about each place, we are now sharing the highlights and our favourite things to do in each place. Instead of tl;dr (too long; didn't read) this is the tl;dl (too long; didn't listen) episode.   You will hear the best parts of each place from Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Madrid, the Capital of Spain. Toledo, capital of Cas...

In this episode we tell you the exact costs of our trip to Spain.  We talk about how much the accommodation was.  We discuss the cheapest and most expensive places we stayed in Spain.  Is it cheaper in northern or southern Spain?  How much is food and drink in Spain?  What was our daily costs? We also answer the questions about how we plan our trips.  How do we choose...

What to do in Santander, Spain.  Santander is the capital of Cantabria in Northern Spain.  It is situated on the Bay of Santander at the mouth of the Cantabrian Sea.  Listen as we take you walking along the beautiful promenade which runs beside the Bay of Santander .  We continue our walk around the headland to the Magdalena Peninsula where we discover an open air zoo.  He...

Oviedo is the capital of Asturias in north western Spain.   In this podcast you will hear why we chose to stay in Oviedo (and why you should too).    We wander the incredible old town and we explore the park that used to be a convent's apple orchard.    We take an incredible, and I mean incredible, day trip to the village of Cangas de Onis, the Covadonga Lakes in the...

Wine, wine and wine.  In this episode we explore the La Rioja wine region of Spain. We stay Haro the capital of La Rioja in an old convent and jail.  Haro has 20 bodegas in the small city all around the train station. We tell you why and when this happened.  We taste all sorts of wine in a couple of the famous bodegas.  Then, one of our WOW days, we take a trip to Laguardia.&nb...

13. Burgos. Burgos is a city is all about the Camino de Santiago, food and wine. Well that's how we saw it anyway.  Listen as we have a very unusual and stressful arrival in Burgos, which turned out to be one of my favourite times in Spain.  You will here are how walked a small portion of the Camino as we discovered the old buildings of the university.  We had the most fun at a tapa...

This week's episode is all about the Golden City of Salamanca.  We explain why it is called the golden city and our sheer delight at walking the historic streets. Hear how we found the ancient still working convent of San Estaban.  You will hear my description of one of the most memorable moments that I've experienced in Spain.  Lyle explains why the whole old part of the city is a...

Caceres in Extremadura Spain is the most authentic city we have visited.  Listen as we talk about our accommodation at the Parador de Caceres, an ancient palace and now a luxury hotel.  Come with us as we walk through the medieval city at day and then discover it's beauty at night.  Come with us on a tuk tuk ride and listen as Leanne is yelled at by an old Spanish lady.  Hear a...

Sevilla, so much to see. This city is one of our favourites in Spain.  Listen as we are in awe as we walk around the Alcazar and gardens (where some episodes of Games of Thrones were filmed).  The next day we are literally stunned into silence at the Plaza de Espana.  Lastly Lyle climbs to the top of the Giralda Tower at 104m while I nearly get lost in the corridors of the cathedral...

Come with us on three fun day trips we took from Nerja. First we went on the tourist train to the famous and spectacular Cueva de Nerja (Nerja caves). Listen to how amazed we were. Next we visit the pretty picturesque white washed hillside village of Frigiliana. Walk around the cobblestone streets and take in the stunning views with us. Lastly we take a bus into the major city of Malaga. Malaga co...

We explain why Nerja is an idealic holiday destination.  You will hear where the best places to stay and the best beaches to visit.  You will also learn about the incredible food scene, from the delicious free tapas to the 5 star restaurants. Perfect weather, fabulous accommodation, divine food, delicious wine, pristine beaches- Nerja has it all.  You can see all of pics and show no...

Toledo was once the capital of Spain and is known as the city of 3 cultures.  We talk about the easiest way to get to Toledo and the best thing to do when you arrive.  Then we take you into the famous Toledo Cathedral before exploring the winding cobblestone streets.  We can't believe the amount of swords for sale.  Then we are taken by surprise at a Sunday session overlooking...

Listen as we have a "interesting" welcome at our apartment.  We take you walking around Madrid to Retiro Park, Museo Reina Sofia to see the world famous Picasso Guernica, through Plaza Mayor and inside a bullfighting bar.  Then we take you around the Ritzy suburb of Salamanca before a night out finding authentic Spanish Tapas Bars.  Lastly we walk around the Royal Palace.  We h...

We fell in love almost immediately with Zaragoza.  Listen to hear why. This beautiful city has it all, plus some absolute surprises. Click here to see all the pictures from this episode. For more travel stories visit our website www.beachtravelwine.com or @beachtravelwine on Instagram and Facebook

Leanne takes you with her as she visits the Chelsea Flower Show.  A bucket item list since she was a young girl.  You will be there as she ticks this off her list and makes some new friends drinking very expensive champagne.  Listen also to the end to hear about the recipient of the Inaugural Koala Award at the Flower Show 🤣 Click here to see all (and I mean heaps) of pictures of this episode. ww...

Language warning! Stress levels at the max and even tears as all the forward planning and organisation for our trip from London to Spain was nearly a disaster. See more travel stories at www.beachtravelwine.com or instagram and Facebook @beachtravelwine

We explore all the sites, museums, and pubs in our week in London. Read more and check out all the pictures in our podcast notes here - www.beachtravelwine.com/leannes-blog/2/london or visit www.beachtravelwine.com

Walk the streets, view the sights and visit the cafes with us.  We share what its like in post covid Paris.  Four days in Paris podcast notes and pictures here www.beachtravelwine.com/leannes-blog/1/paris on our website www.beachtravelwine.com or on instagram @beachtravelwine