Madrid is a perfect snap-a-sight and twitter or Facebook-it city. It’s a fun series of tapas snacks washed down-by-beer sort of city. And you don’t gain weight because Madrid is a walking city.
Festivals and places to stay in Cuenca, Spain
November 9, 2011 by
With it’s Casas Colgadas, or Hanging Houses, and coloful old town center, Spain’s Cuenca is a great place to visit. But try to come during one of its popular festivals in either the spring or fall to experience something truly extraordinary.
Modern mingles with the medieval in Cuenca, Spain
November 9, 2011 by
In the small Spanish town of Cuenca, time appears to stand still, carved in stone atop a precipice 3,300 feet above a river gorge. That’s where you see the Casas Colgadas, or Hanging Houses, Cuenca’s most iconic image.
Fall in Barcelona, Spain
October 18, 2011 by
Entering Barcelona on Carnival’s Liberty luxury cruise vessel, the hubbub of the city seemed like any other big city in the world: Crowded streets, people riding their bikes, vendors waiting for rich Americans to buy their goods, and dogs who like to dress up.
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder as it makes a comeback
December 16, 2010 by
Has anyone ever not heard of the dangers of drinking Absinthe? In the 1970’s friends from the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain who had come to live in the United States bemoaned the fact they could not get Absinthe for drinking an after dinner cocktail to settle the effects of overeating or eating spicy foods. They… Read More
