Driving to the Rock: The Journey to Gibraltar

Gibraltar Drive is part of the Gold Medal Trip Report.

Who else takes you ’round the world’ like TPOL? No one.

In today’s installment, I share my journey from Malaga, Spain to another ‘country,’ Gibraltar, to add to my Where I’ve Been. The journey takes an hour and forty-five minutes in a Panda (see Car Rental Costa Del Sol: Next Time It’s a BMW).

Along the way, I passed through, Marbella, a wealthy town I would also visit on this trip. I knew nothing about Gibraltar apart from the following:

1. It is a British Overseas territory.
2. It’s home to many online gambling companies.
3. It’s home to a big rock.

This lack of knowledge added to the intrigue. It also reaffirmed that the TCC List for counting countries (see ‘Is Hawaii a Country‘) promotes adventure much more than the standard UN List (see Where I’ve Been). But for such an extensive list, I never would have thought to go to Gibraltar nor would I have taken the time to learn more than what I mentioned above about this unique place.

Regarding the drive, here are TPOL’s Tips:

• You do have to go through some tolls but credit cards are accepted.
• You should park your car on the Spain side and walk across because it is unlikely that your rental is covered in Gibraltar.
• Be sure to make the right turn into the car park. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself in the long queue of cars looking to cross into Gibraltar. If you do, there is an opportunity to turn around.