Emerita Augusta – Mérida, Spain
Mérida is the Capital city of the Extremadura Region of Spain, one of the country’s least visited and least populated (about 3%) regions. The summers are hot and dry. The …
Waking up the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War
Dr. Almudena Cros stands in the center of the Plaza Mayor, the 17th century centerpiece of old Madrid. She opens a large portfolio and turns the pages to a photo …
2012 – Palma de Majorca on Majorca Island
In our many visits to Spain, till now, we’ve never landed in any of the Balearic Islands. Maybe it was the reputation of the Ibiza, the “Gomorrah of the Mediterranean”. We …
2010 – Andalucia; Costa Del Sol, Jerez, Carmona, Cordoba, Seville
Costa Del Sol We’ve been flying a lot of short hops around Europe. EasyJet is our favorite and they are usually very dependable but they had a problem getting a …
2010 – Andalucia; Gibraltar and the UK
Although Gibraltar is technically in Spain, it’s really not, at least according the British. Gibraltar has been in the hands of the British since the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, after …
2009 – Andalucia; Granada, Ronda, Seville
There’s an old Spanish folktale about Roderic, the last Visigoth King of Spain before the Moor Invasion. According to the legend, there was a Secret Tower, hidden from all mankind, …
2009 – Valencia Spain, City of Arts and Sciences
Valencia is the 3rd largest city is Spain; over 800,000 people. It’s got beaches, an old historic city, a very large bull fighting ring, streets filled with high end shopping, …
2007 – Barcelona and the Pigeon Poop scam
Barcelona We’re very familiar with this city. We’ve been coming here since 1994 and every couple of years we come back if for no other reason than to see the …
2007 – Andalucia Spain
Cordoba The first thing we discovered out about Cordoba is what wasn’t there, primarily, the street signs. If you look very carefully on some of the streets you might find …
2007 – Madrid; Plaza Mayor, Puerto del Sol and the Prado
15-August-2007. A couple of weeks ago we read about soaring heat, a blackout in Barcelona, an oil spill in the Mediterranean and giant schools of jellyfish lurking off the beaches …
2005 – Barcelona, the city of Antoni Gaudi and the Modernistas
It’s a short 1.5 hour drive to Barcelona from Costa Brava. Our car rental agreement had us dropping the car off at the Estacio-Sants (train station) by 1:30pm. No problem …
2005 – Tarragona and Catalan Costa Brava
We’re at a Modernista country home originally designed by Lluis Domenech I Montaner and now restored to the beautiful Mas Passamaner hotel. It’s way the fuck out in the country …
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