Spain
There are [2] photos and [13] stories about Spain
Wednesday, 12 Sep 2007 | Views [756]
Europe is well established with transportation infrastructure, and
there are big lessons to be taken from Europe for the states.
Especially in San Diego, where the train runs north to south, and
let's you off at stops with no means of getting to critical ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2007 | Views [801]
We’ve
been to Madrid several times over the past years, so our days here we
spend wandering the streets, on breaks from our administrative chores
that keep us cooped up in our guest house - the Gran Duque. However,
on todays exercise break through ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Monday, 10 Sep 2007 | Views [775]
We
have only a couple days left in Europe to finish up our blog, calculate
and pay estimated taxes, and wrap up bills and other administrative
chores. The lack of information in Tarifa kept us from getting on
timely busses, so we caught a mid day ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | Views [797]
Ok,
we're starting to get concerned that bad conditions of water and
weather patterns surround us, like some big negative energy force. We
awake this morning, Darrin considering to take another kite-surfing
lesson, only to find the wind completely ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Saturday, 8 Sep 2007 | Views [1022]
Tarifa
is world renowned for it's wind and prime kite-surfing conditions. We
arrive mid day at the bus stop, and can't find a map our tourist
information booth anywhere. We walk down the main street, and all we
see are wall-to-wall kite-surfing ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Friday, 7 Sep 2007 | Views [891]
We take a fine luxury liner bus after dropping off our car in Lagos,
direct to Sevilla, Spain. We've spent time in Sevilla a few years ago,
it's a gorgeous little historical town, with parks, museums, placa's
and architecture that's full of culture ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 26 Aug 2007 | Views [1247]
After traveling for so many months in countries that culturally shun
and prohibit public displays of affection, we are conditioned not to
hold hands in public, and are accustomed to seeing absolutely no
display of affection or emotion between people.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thursday, 23 Aug 2007 | Views [1303]
Living
on the road is very different from the two to three week holiday that
we've been accustomed to taking. We are often asked about what it's
like to be on "permanent vacation" for over a year. The question
causes us to reflect ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Wednesday, 22 Aug 2007 | Views [1130]
At
first we thought the concept of the RTW ticket was fabulous. To go
with One WOrld versus Star Alliance was a no brainer. One World had
the dominance of providers in Sough America, as well as presence
everywhere else we wanted to go. So we booked ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Tuesday, 21 Aug 2007 | Views [1665]
I
feel compelled to write a little note on the importance of girlfriends,
as a special part of this trip for me has been the chance to reconnect
with some of my best friends that live so far away. The most magical
part of the deep friendship with ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Sunday, 19 Aug 2007 | Views [1236]
Dining
in Spain is truly a gastronomic experience, and one of the biggest
reasons we love Spain so much. A trip through the local market reveals
a spread of meat, so varied... Here they relish all bits of the
animal, pictured above here, are ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Saturday, 18 Aug 2007 | Views [2255]
Thousands
of tourists from Euro-land and the UK Pound Sterling-land flood the
shops and restaurants in Barcelona en masse in August. The US dollar
is pitifully weak compared to the very nicely valued Euro and even more
lucrative UK Pound Sterling.... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Friday, 17 Aug 2007 | Views [20111]
Barcelona
is the popular holiday destination for European shoppers, diners and
party goers. I think all the Spanish locals must pack up and leave
town, as the thousands of European tourists pack the streets to the
brim. It's difficult even to ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
