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Trekking in Gibraltar: In Search of the Perfect Gin

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Jo Johnston

Day 32, 2024 Ultimate Mediterranean Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024; Gibraltar. I hardly recognized Gibraltar today for all its growth since my previous stops here in 2011 and 2013. The first time we took the traditional tour to the top of the rock to see the caves, views and especially the

No Barbary Apes or Easy Internet in Gibraltar This Time

Posted on January 28, 2021February 5, 2021 by Jo Johnston

Cruise Flashback; Galveston to Dubai 2013 Gibraltar; May 4, 2013 JAN. 28, 2021, DALLAS — Many years ago at my mother’s urging, I read Paul Gallico’s novel “Scruffy.” Goodreads describes it as “the hilarious fictional account of the infamous apes of Gibraltar during World War II.” Legend has it that

Tag: Barbary Apes

Trekking in Gibraltar: In Search of the Perfect Gin

No Barbary Apes or Easy Internet in Gibraltar This Time

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