In my travel plan, that one I made in June and almost immediately abandoned, I had thought to return to Spain after three months in South America. I wanted to spend some time there. At least a month, hopefully three, longer if that damned visa...
A three course meal of Salmorejo Cordobes (cold tomato soup), Calamares a la Andaluza (Andulasian squid), and Arroz con Leche (rice pudding)....
Can I move to Spain and become a flamenco dancer? I think that would be a lovely life. ...
I'm sick. It started as a cold all the way back in Paris. And then I spent my first two days in Sevilla in bed blowing my nose. And then, about half way into Granada I developed a cough. Sure, I'd been coughing here and there...
I don't tend to go to every museum when I get to a place. I'd get worn out and, quite frankly, there are only so many ancient urns a girl can look at in one lifetime. But I ended up going to a lot of museums...
Sitting in the hostel lounge waiting until 11pm to go on a bar crawl I muttered "I'm too old for this," to Stewart (or maybe it's Stuart), an Australian I was rooming with and had convinced to come out....
I've grown to like walking tours. It's a good way to get your bearings in a new city. And it's a good way to find out little tidbits of information you might not otherwise get. And it's a good way to meet new people who...
When I told people that I was going to Madrid in August they all warned me that it wasn't the best time to go. August is when locals take vacation, they told me, so many things might be closed and the city would be somewhat...