We booked eight days in Spain's neighbor on the Iberian peninsula, Portugal.
Portugal, Part 1: Lisbon & Sintra
Traveling
Porto Panorama
Enjoy these visuals from Porto and I'll return next week with more photos and details about the trip.
Six Months
Months have roared passed - September, October, November, December, January, February - and I have arrived at the sixth month mark. This moment has traditionally represented a pivotal moment, the halfway point to something new, the vantage point off a mountain's peak from which I could see where I've been and where I was headed … Continue reading Six Months
València
This past week, four friends and I traveled to the idyllic beach city of València, located on the east coast of Spain. València is the sixth Spanish city I have visited, after Madrid, Barcelona, La Alberca (well, village), Toledo, and Segovia; and, perhaps, my favorite. Originally settled by Romans over 2000 years ago, the city … Continue reading València
Three Months
I have been in Madrid just over three months. I am still a visitor.
Paris, France
Some cities have no equal. They stand alone, suspended by romanticized reputations built of cinematic allure. Even people who have never seen a map somehow have visions of these cities in their mind. Paris is such a place.
Toledo, Spain
Over the weekend, our troupe of Anglos, all in Madrid to study Spanish and/or teach English, took advantage of the city's ideal location for a day trip to Toledo.
“All I want now is to be happy”: Culture shock and echoes from the past
Madrid is a superb vacation destination, but we aren't on vacation. This is our lives now.
