Bruges
After a brief stop in Liege (the 13:01 to Bruges was cancelled and we had to take the 14:01) we made it to Bruges in …
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Valkenburg
The first three nights of our Netherlands/Belgium trip my friend Kathy and I spent in a village called Valkenburg in the little hanging down part …
Roma Revisited
All roads lead to Rome and here I am again. I had a list last time and things were left unticked. Time to tick some …
Lastly Lisbon, with a Side of Evora
Lisbon, in my 1981 memory, was gray and lacked charm. Fast forward to 2016 and I think I now know what the problem was/is. In 1755, Lisbon …
Salema & Sagres – Storms, Sand, Sea, Surfers, Seafood, Shopping & Some Americans
We spent our hour long bus change in Lagos chatting with a Scottish couple from San Juan Capistrano in California. Despite having lived there for 35 years, their …
Surviving Sevilla
Ghosts from European journeys past. Arriving in Seville by train, I wondered was this the Spanish station whose WC I was locked in one night while …
Catching Our Breaths in Cadiz
What were we thinking booking 5 nights in Cadiz? On the itinerary, we had planned a couple of day trips out of Cadiz as well …
On the Loose in Al Andalus
We started our journey in Andalusia at a gallop. Like Romans with Visigoths nipping at their heels. Like Moors on the run during the Reconquista. …