We booked eight days in Spain's neighbor on the Iberian peninsula, Portugal.
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.
