The Real Alcazar: Seville’s Highlight Attraction
Seville’s Highlight: The Real Alcazar The Real Alcazar is Seville’s highlight attraction as well as one of the top three Moorish sites in Spain (I’ll cover the other two at the bottom of this post). …
Why Bother Blogging? (aka The World of Travel Blogging in 2020)
Creepy cats and facemasks. 2020 has been a horrible year for everyone. “How do you stay motivated?” It’s a question Lissette has asked me a few times lately. A few fellow travel bloggers have asked me …
Nostalgia for the Jumbo…and the end of plane spotting?
Nostalgia for the Jumbo…and the end of plane spotting? A wave of nostalgia hit me this week when I heard that British Airways was immediately retiring its fleet of Boeing 747s. BA has the …
The Incredible Stained Glass of León Cathedral (Spain)
The Incredible Stained Glass of León Cathedral (Spain) León Cathedral (officially Santa María de León Cathedral) is considered one of the Top 10 Cathedrals in Spain. It’s a French-inspired Gothic …
Summarizing the first half of 2020, a “Reset” in Canada…and plans
Summarizing the first half of 2020 Greetings from Montreal. I haven’t done one of these Newsletters in almost 6 months. So this newsletter will cover a lot of topics. We arrived in Montreal a few days …
12 Surprising Places to See (that you may never have heard of)
12 surprising places to see that you may never have heard of One of the greatest rewards of travel is being wowed by places that we had previously never heard of. The places you’ll see featured in …
León (Spain) in Photos
León (Spain) in Photos Leon is a small city in Northwest Spain, founded by the Romans and later the capital of the Kingdom of León. The city was strategic in the Reconquista, the reconquering of Spain …
Is it safe to Travel? The weird and scary from 6 years of full-time travel
Is it safe to Travel? The weird and scary from 6 years of full-time travel The most common question I get on emails is “is (name a country) safe?” I’m constantly reassuring people …
Taking the train from Sarajevo to Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Taking the train from Sarajevo to Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) It’s ironic that Bosnia and Herzegovina, the only country with no international rail links* would have the most civilized train route …