A long time ago, when we first started traveling to Europe, we discovered an excellent tour guide company, Context Travel. Their guides were people who weren’t just passionate about the…
I Nesco, UNESCO. Potato Pohtahtoe.
We can occasionally be guilty of stereotyping countries. Greece is for history (and food). France is for art (and food). Italy… honestly is principally the food (but the art isn’t…
A Day At the Alhambra
Not that Seville couldn’t hold our attention, but there was at least one additional stop on our itinerary for Spain, which needed a rental car. Since she was a little…
Palacio de las Dueñas
Seville may be known for its oranges, but today it offered us lemons. We were supposed to go on a tour of the Royal Alcazar of Seville but it was…
Seville & Flamenco
More than just passionate dancing, Flamenco dance and music are deeply rooted in Spanish culture, blending music, movement, and storytelling. Granted, those roots dig down into some uncomfortable soil, including…
Touring Toledo
When putting together our (fairly last-minute) trip to Spain, we got excited about maybe doing some day trips out of Madrid. Not that Madrid wasn’t capable of holding our attention…
Reviewing the Royal Palace
Our next day in Madrid broke sunny and cold. Really this whole first part of our trip was marked by pretty low temperatures compunded by frequent, stiff breezes. We weren’t…
Marvelous Madrid
We have been pinky-promising each other that we would take our Portuguese-language class seriously; it’s important for our future happiness here for a couple of different reasons and we really…
Aviones, Trenes, y Automóviles
The services we render to our family and friends can run in all different kinds of ways: watch their cats. Water their plants. Help move a couch. I’ve done all…
A Coruña 2
Our trip to A Coruña could be counted as 3 days, but the first day included the drive up along with everything you read about in last week’s post. The…
