North to Vermeer
From the time we left Santiago in mid-April, we really only had two hard dates that dictated our travels before catching the ferry to Ireland from Scotland in late June. First, we had reservations at a campground near Paris for …
Year: 2023
Leaving Spain
Hello from Ireland! Sorry we have been so long between posts! We took a vacay from social media and have just been enjoying ourselves. It was a nice break, but now we are back and will get caught up over …
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Today, May 9th, we are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in the heart of Basque country, San Sebastian, Spain. It is pouring rain, so we don’t have plans to do much of anything other than snuggle up inside our cozy …
Camino Portuguese
With joy in my heart and a Compostela in my pocket, I have returned home from my adventure on the Camino Portuguese. It was an amazing experience and, in many ways, so much more enjoyable than I could have ever …
Chocolate Cake in Portugal
After a glorious month in Spain, we said “Adios!” and rolled into the Algarve, Portugal’s southernmost region. We spent a few weeks in this area in our first year of European travel, so we were somewhat familiar with places along …
Sunny Spain – Part II
When we left off our previous post, we were still enjoying the beautiful city of Granada. The food, markets and architecture were amazing. Before leaving and continuing our trip through Spain, we saved the best part for last – the …
Sunny Spain – Part I
Holy cow, here I was thinking I was all caught up on my blog and that I could take a break! It has been over a month since we wrote our last post, who knew our time in Spain would …
Change of Plans
We are barely out of the gate with our 2023 travels and already we have made big changes. When I outlined our plans in a previous post I mentioned that at this time of year, weather dictates our plans more …
A new Camino (with a twist!)
We have just spent the last two and a half days traveling from Sens to Sérignan in the south of France. We had originally planned a few stops along the way, but rain, wind and chilly temps kept us pointed …
End of year travels
We have been back in France for nearly a week now from our trip to the ranch for the Christmas holidays. As usual we had a great time with family and friends, but there is just nothing like coming home. …