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 …

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 …

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. …