A Guide on Traveling to Turkey in 2023
Turkey is a country with incredible coastlines, vibrant culture, delicious cuisine, and historical sites that have seen civilizations rise and fall for centuries. It is a country for the …
Bad Airbnb experiences
Updated December 1, 2022. Bad Airbnb experiences. What do you do? And how to avoid them. We’re big fans of Airbnb. During our 6 years of full-time travel we averaged over 300 nights/year in Airbnb …
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain (and why it’s perfect for the times)
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain Updated May 1, 2023 It’s funny looking back at our post of prospective new bases in Spain. It was written in early January 2020. We didn’t have a base in …
Why Toledo should be on your Spanish itinerary
Why Toledo should be on your Spanish itinerary I didn’t initially like Toledo. We had checked into our hotel, dumped our bags and gone for our first walk around town. The streets were narrow and …
Castles and Fortresses that you may have never heard of
Over the last 10 years of travel we’ve seen a lot of castles and fortresses. Some are famous, like Germany’s Neushwanstein Castle and Romania’s Bran Castle (both overrated castles in my opinion). But …
Barcelona is overrated
Barcelona is overrated. I just don’t get the hype of Barcelona. Really. I just don’t get it. Barcelona was the last stop on a month-long trip through Spain, a trip that had included Córdoba, Toledo, …
How to plan a Trip to Spain
We sometimes get emails from people asking us basic questions like “what is public transport like in Spain?” “How do I book the bus/train?”, “How do I book a hotel and how much will it cost?”. …
Thoughts on the freedom of being a nomad…
the freedom of being a nomad We’ve been feeling it lately. The feeling of being “stuck”. Or, as I wrote about a few years back, of having “a noose around my neck”. Sometimes it takes talking to the …
3 Great Hikes around Nerja (Spain)
Overlooking Nerja is the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park. It is a beautiful park of green valleys, jagged ridges and scenic viewpoints. It is also a favorite of hikers …