Day Tripping to Segovia and Avila
Not far from Madrid are several small towns that have well preserved historic sites. Segovia is roughly an hour drive … Continue reading Day Tripping to Segovia and Avila
Not far from Madrid are several small towns that have well preserved historic sites. Segovia is roughly an hour drive … Continue reading Day Tripping to Segovia and Avila
The capital of Spain is a city filled with beautiful parks, monuments and pedestrian-friendly areas. Staying with friends makes the … Continue reading Me Gusta Madrid
There are gardens and a tiny outdoor aquarium alongside the bubbling river on the way to the town center of … Continue reading Fun in Furnas
A four wheel drive 4runner complete with a kind and knowledgeable local guide took us on a four hour tour … Continue reading A tour, some tea and and fumaroles
Outdoor activity in the Azores, especially on Sao Miguel Island, is abundant. We located a hike which offers amazing views … Continue reading Looking for lakes, Chasing waterfalls and Dining on a farm
A scenic drive through farms, mountains and dense vegetation brought is to the SENSI resort on the western side of … Continue reading Scenic Sete Cidades and “Sensi-ational” spa time
The Azores, a principality of Portugal, are a nine island archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Our plane … Continue reading A is for Azores
Sunrise without rain was a sign to head to the Fushimi Inari Shrine on the outskirts of Kyoto. According to … Continue reading Shinto shrines and sashimi in somewhat sunny Kyoto
It seems torrential rain is in our Japan DNA. We boarded the Thunderbird Shinkansen train with our Kanazawa ekiben box … Continue reading Thunderstorms on the thunderbird to Kyoto
Welp, no warm spring day for us; we woke to snow and wind.. Fortunately, our hotel serves a Taiwanese breakfast … Continue reading Snow and golden sun in Kanazawa