Category: Travel Reports
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Cartagena trip report
U3A trip 31st March to 2nd April 2026 Over 40 U3A members set off early in the morning for our trip to Cartagena and we arrived midday in glorious sunshine. Our Hotel was modern, comfortable and very conveniently situated in the town centre, within easy walking distance of all the visitor attractions. Our first afternoon…
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Valencia Fallas Experience Report
U3A Moraira–Teulada Group Visit 18-20th March 2026 – 26 members. A Spectacular Celebration of Fire, Art, and TraditionOur recent visit to Valencia during the world-famous Fallas Festival was nothing short of extraordinary. This iconic Spanish celebration, held each March, is a vibrant mix of artistry, tradition, noise, and community spirit — and it certainly left…
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Trip Report – Gandia Wednesday 8th October
What a glorious day for adventure! We set off bright and early from Moraira at 8:30 a.m., the air buzzing with chatter and excitement. Our driver, Chimio, greeted us with a warm smile and proved to be both friendly and skillful — a reassuring start to the day. As we rolled into Gandia, we learned…
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Trip Report – Turkey Sept 2025
43 members headed off on the coach to Valencia airport on 10th September. Turkish Airlines were very good, providing us with a meal and choice of films or tv programmes to occupy us during the almost four hour journey. On arrival we went by coach to the Dark Hill Hotel, located very centrally in some…
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Olive Oil Trip 25 April
Our members who came with me on the Ali Oli Olive Oil tour on 25 April had a fantastic time. We joined the coach driven by Victor at 8.45 in Moraira. When we were all aboard we left for Relleu to visit an inland, mountainous Olive Oil farm. It was called Teuladi and was a…
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Our Visit to Cuenca
CUENCA – Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th March 2025 Our group set off early for Cuenca, having discovered to the delight of the those of us who’d been on U3A trips before the chaos of both Brexit and Covid that our driver was Pepe, a very familiar face. Which is just as well as his…
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Day out in Bocairent – September 19
Moraira U3A had a wonderful day out to Bocairent on Thursday 19th September. We met at la Senieta at 8am and boarded our coach for our day’s adventures. We went towards Valencia and on to Ontinyent and then climbed up the mountain to Bocairent. Our guide Christina was with us on the coach and pointed…
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Jordan April 2024
On Saturday 13th April, a group of intrepid U3A Moraira Teulada Travel Group members set off by plane our flight for Jordan led by Coral. Arriving in Amman, late that evening, we were greeted with the news that ours was the last flight in, as the Airspace was being closed. Were we facing an indefinite…
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Visit to Huerto Ribera – 13th March
A second group of U3A Moraira-Teulada members visited Huerto Ribera on Wednesday 13th March. A typical Valencian orange grove from 1870 in Carcaixent, approximately 35 km from Valencia.
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Orange Grove Trip 17 Jan 2024
On Wednesday 17 January 53 members visited Huerto Ribera https://www.huertoribera.com/ in Carcaixent, which is 40kms inland from Valencia. The Huerto was founded in 1870 and the magnificent house built for the family is still in fabulous condition and occupied by them today. We were welcomed with coffee, tea, cake and biscuits and then treated to…