Under the Catalan Sun
Ever since the movie/book Under the Tuscan Sun, Americans have been in love with Tuscany. The food, wine, rolling hills, castles, and villas – what’s…
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Adventure Travel | Featured | Hiking | Spain
Camino de Ronda – Costa Brava Coastal Trail
I arrived in Costa Brava the day after I finished walking the Camino de Santiago; it was an abrupt transition – so when my hosts,…
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A day with Albert
“You have arrived at your destination.” I stopped the car, looked around, and thought – now what? My GPS on my rental car led me…
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Cultural Experiences | Europe | Food and Drink | France | Inside My Head | Malta | Spain
European Cultural Oddities
Travel in Europe for me is pretty easy compared to the rest of the world. However – easy should not be confused with uninteresting. Europe…
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For whom the Bell Tolls
When you first arrive, you hear them. They will wake you up in the morning with an abruptness that makes you sit straight up…
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The Best Time to Walk the Camino de Santiago
Let me first just say – I’m biased – I, of course, think when I walked in April/May was the best possible time to do…
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Malta’s Defense Mechanisms
I feel like I’ve come full circle in my current travels in a way. Being in Türkiye has conjured up memories of Malta for me….
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Experiencing Cold War Berlin History
Prior to 1989, Berlin was the modern-day Tale of Two Cities – one city of inclusion and groups and one city of decentralization and individuality….
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El Celler de Can Roca By the Numbers
“What do you mean you haven’t heard of El Celler de Can Roca? It’s the 2nd best restaurant in the world!” This is the 1st…
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Postcard from Istanbul
The landing announcement echoes through the plane triggering the memories of 12 years ago. In 2000 I was arriving from a 17-hour flight with a…
