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Europe 2025 – Almeria, Part Two
April 22 – 24 We walked up a short but steep hill to get to the entrance of the fortified complex known as the Alcazaba of Almeria. The word Alcazaba, from the Arabic word, signifies a walled fortification in a city. In 955, Almería was given the title of medina (“city”) by the Caliph of […]
Europe 2025 – Almeria, Part One
April 22 – 24 We loaded our stuff in the Kuga and hit the road for what would be a three-hour drive to Jessie and Dave’s condo in a small community, Vera Playa, about an hour past Almeria, which curiously is the town listed in their address and for many of the nearby restaurants. During […]
Europe 2025 – Malaga
April 21 We would have an early start this morning, needing to catch the ferry to Tarifa in Spain at 10:00 am. By now, our many years of travel make these kind of starts easier with the practice and routine we’ve developed. After a few short weeks, the layout in your bag becomes fixed and […]
Europe 2017 – Summary, Part Four
August 24 – November 15 The next big portion of the trip was spent in Spain, where we took on the challenge of completing the Camino de Santiago. What would have been approximately five weeks walking got shortened by ten days when we decided to rent bikes to finish our trek. We used nine of […]
Europe 2017 – Summary, Part One
August 24 – November 15 This trip was unlike any that we have taken in the past. Three major factors defined this difference: We would not, except for a brief period, be using a car for transportation We would not do any camping With the exception of our time with Francois, we would not […]
Europe 2017 – Barcelona, Part Two
November 12-15 After breakfast in the apartment, we set out for the 20-minute walk to Casa Mila. Followers of this blog will recognize our fascination with Antoni Gaudi (much like with Frank Lloyd Wright) and this would mark the third time on this trip we’d visited a building he was responsible for or had some […]
Europe 2017 – Barcelona, Part One
November 12-15 The four-hour ride down to Barcelona went smoothly and cost 43 euros for the two of us. Using Flix Bus had been an unanticipated bonus for travel in Europe. It’s low fares and expansive route system, coupled with fairly modern, clean, and comfortable buses, while not quite as nice as riding on the […]
Europe 2017 – The Camino de Santiago – Part Eighteen
October 25-27, Toulouse We ate a quick breakfast of yoghurt and a coffee beverage we’d been purchasing, a latte like product usually produced by Nescafe, both capable of being stored unrefrigerated overnight, and made our way to the Termibus Station. With a little time to burn we each had a café con leche and split […]
Europe 2017 – The Camino de Santiago – Part Seventeen
October 23-25, Bilbao We took a taxi for 9 euros to the train station and found our two-hour train ride to Bilbao to be different than the others that preceded it. Although the car was comfortable enough just like the others had been, the condition of the tracks was not and we found ourselves being […]
Europe 2017 – The Camino de Santiago – Part Sixteen
October 21 – 23, Burgos The train trip to Burgos was relatively short at two hours and after arriving we took a taxi for 9 euros to the Hotel Cordon, located right in the heart of historic part of town. Much like La Salle in Santiago, this was a very nice property yet still only […]
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