Crisp Catalonian air kisses you on the cheek… Costa Brava in winter is indulgent and beautiful.
Tenerife and the Secret Road to Cheese
Never pass up the chance to explore the road less traveled. There may be cheese at the end of it!
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Breaking equipment creates zombies
Rome, Italy After returning from the lovely and waistline-expanding trip to Catalonia, things went a bit loco. First computer problems abounded. Then, just as that was getting sorted, it was time to head to Naples for a few days to visit friends and family, and to meet Sherry Ott for a tour of Pompeii. Then …
Rantypants: working overseas
Outside of the US Dear Universe, Sometimes I need to know that the door which just closed did so because another, much better one, is opening. You have my number. Thanks. Sincerely, Rantypants Every bed of roses has its thorn. That smells. Or something. Usually my blog is my happy place. Aside from …
Face-stuffing in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain Diving headlong into local dining experiences is one of the preferred activities of many travelers. The same is true for me and Dario. However, we don't limit ourselves to local cuisine, as we have several favorites in which we cannot always indulge depending on our living and travel situation. We may have gone …
Whining and dining in Besalú, Spain
Besalú, Catalonia, Spain Hola from Besalú! Dario and I, and several other travel bloggers, are here in Catalonia, Spain, exploring the area, eating the food, drinking the wine, and staying at amazing luxury villas (srsly, they are suh-weet!). Grab yourself an eyeful of the view we had this morning! To infinity and beyond! …
Meanwhile, in Spain…
Rome, Italy Dario and I decided to spend some time with the family back in Italy, both for the pleasure of being together for the holidays and to skip out on some of the cold, dark, Irish winter. Unfortunately, we seem to have brought the weather with us! (Click to enlarge.) On a clear …
Beautiful Activities on Tenerife
Tenerife, Spain There is so much to like about travel to a volcanic island that it's really hard for me to narrow it down. I mean it's: 1) travel, 2) a volcano, and 3) an island — with beaches! Three of my favorite things! And that's not even taking into account the people and new …
Featured photo: El Teide
Tenerife, Spain As you may know, I love volcanoes and warm weather nearly as much as I love camels. So when Linda of Islandmomma offered to be my guide around Tenerife, I jumped at the chance! It was a fine chance to test out the camera I'd won from the Cork Cycling Festival's photo competition. …
Featured photo: all roads lead to… Spain?
Bienvenido! …and here I was hoping to go to Cambodia via albatross. Pfft, Europe is so limiting!