The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
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What you should know about visiting Orange (Provence, France). Orange is a popular day trip while in Provence. Why? 1) Because of its Roman highlights and 2) because it is easy to get to by yourself …
Why Sète makes a great day trip from Montpellier. Only 15 minutes away by train, Sète is the easiest day trip from Montpellier. It is nicknamed the “Venice of Languedoc”. That’s a bit of a stretch but …
What to See in Seville – and how to do it on a budget. February 2026 was a return to Seville, a city where we spent 2 months back in 2016. I wrote about our return to full-time travel in my last …
Why you have to visit Cordoba spain. Updated June 2025 after a 3rd visit to Córdoba. It’s a great city. ——————- Córdoba is one of …
48 Things to See and Do in Prague. We’ve been to Prague many times, it’s our favorite city in Europe. With time we’ve discovered many of Prague’s hidden treasures, some quiet retreats, and some …
The Best hotels in Budapest (for all budgets). One of our favorite cities in the world, we’ve been to Budapest many times. But where to stay when visiting Budapest? In this post I cover the “Best” …
Tips on visiting Plitvice Lakes Updated September 2024. I read a lot of blogs and they always help me in planning what to see and how much time to spend somewhere. I wish I hadn’t read anything on …
I always want to know what makes people tick and understand how cultures differ from each other. I know humankind is basically the same, but I always wonder at how it is that, for example, the average …
Tallinn’s old town is known as one of the prettiest medieval towns in Europe. It is no doubt the prettiest of the Baltics. The town is made up of 2 parts: the lower town centered on Town Hall …
