Winter in Alicante? Worth it? Yoly and I head to the cradle of Spanish sun and sand tourism to find out! Venga, let’s go!
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00:00 Intro
01:46 The road to Altea
03:36 Exploring Altea
06:18 Our paella lunch
09:28 Benidorm, baby!
13:10 Sierra Gelada National Park
14:57 Bodegas Enrique Mendoza
17:17 Guadelest
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Hola, Spain lovers! We’re James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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31 Comments
Hello Spain lovers! Hope you like the vid. Anyone else got a favourite winter retreat in Spain? Let us know below! 🌞👇🏽
Hola puedes decir me donde os quedásteis en altea …mi chica y o vivimos en Inglaterra y queremos pasar unos días en altea …gracias
Loving your videos – keep going guys.
@4:45 Climbed up to the lighthouse in August heat, not a good idea 😰😰
@14:15 peñon de ifach in the distance, bang smack in the middle of Calpe
We have 3 months in winter in Pego and visit Benidorm and think it’s better than we thought it would be but probably wouldn’t want to be there in the summer. Don’t like crowded places. We also visit Altea quite a lot during the winter and think it’s lovely to go walk about 👍
The Canary islands?
Your baby is sooo cute!
San Sebastián 🌞
Great video! Time to give that sensor a clean though eh!
Gorgeous scenery and interesting stories of the local history! Baby Lucia is gorgeous too!
You guys are the best people
Walking outside with a mask, nice
Benidorm
Love you guys, made me day
Great video. Bringing the family stuff in and making it personal, really enhances the experience.
¡Los dedos de Yoli fueron los mejores!
Hi guys, great video but will be better if you, tell us how much cost the apartment food. Tanks.
Wow, a nice cold Heineken Beer in Alicante on a warm sunny day in January, this video is full of nice contradictions 6:47, cheers mate, greetings from Amsterdam.
No way! I'm not used to beaches with no sand, and the rest is pretty much the same in all costas.
Thanks for this look at more than just the touristy side of the area!
Madrid is excellent place for vegan food restaurants & cafes, hopefully vegan options are improving on the coast. 🙏
https://youtu.be/bJusI0LogZA
James, you remind me of Sir David Attenborough but in a different area 😀. The only difference is David Attenborough speaks more slowly! I have – i think watched all of your videos and i really like them! May i ask you something and an honest answer?
Sir, i am living i Scandinavia where winters are very very long and tiring! I would like to move to Spain where i can grow a lots of vegetable and different kind of tropical fruits.
Where in Spain is it possible do realize that DREAM?
i'm not a sea-MAAAN…
I've only started watching your videos to get an idea of what it would be like to move to Spain. I absolutely love the informative videos and the little trips. It's keeping my dream alive to move there and have a better quality of life. Thank you both for the videos.
Winter in Valencia is wonderful. Walk down the street with Christmas lights and oranges on the trees. Nochevieja is fireworks. The on the evening of the 5th january is La Cabalgata de Reyes Magos. A must for children of all ages.
Haha, you're famous!! I love how you saw someone who recognised you 🇪🇸☕️
so safe and compliant, but why no mask for the baby? 😂
Spain's paradise, winter or not, is Gran Canaria. You should treat yourselves with a nice trip to that gorgeous Spanish island 🇪🇦😍👌🏻
Definitely one of your best videos! You 2 (2.5?) give off great energy! all the best!