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Crisp Catalonian air kisses you on the cheek… Costa Brava in winter is indulgent and beautiful.

Art and luxury during Costa Brava’s low season

14 September 20165 September 2018 blog posts, Europe, Examiner.com, Spain catalonia, costa brava, examiner.com, luxury villas, Salvador Dali, spain, wine

Crisp Catalonian air kisses you on the cheek with a promise of breathtaking scenery, lazy afternoons, and fine dining. Gulls are strangely silent as the sound of leaves rustling in the ever-present breeze of the

Never pass up the chance to explore the road less traveled. There may be cheese at the end of it!

Tenerife and the Secret Road to Cheese

28 October 201216 November 2012 blog posts, Europe, Spain cheese, featured, goat, goat cheese, goats, goats cheese, queseria, spain, tenerife

Today's post is by Linda of IslandMomma: Life on a Small Island and Beyond. It showcases one of the best things about travel: taking the road less traveled. In the spirit of TourAbsurd

[insert funny alt text here] ...sorry, too knackered!

Breaking equipment creates zombies

25 March 201225 March 2012 blog posts, Europe, Spain catalonia, charming villas, costa brava, examiner.com, newspaper, publishing, spain

Rome, Italy After returning from the lovely and waistline-expanding trip to Catalonia, things went a bit loco. First computer problems abounded. Then, just as that was getting sorted, it was time to head to Naples

Face-stuffing in Barcelona

27 February 201225 March 2012 blog posts, Europe, Spain barcelona, boqueria, churreria, churros, churros and chocolate, churros y chocolate, corona, coronita, dining, dulce de leche, eating, espana, featured, fruit stand, gastronomy, gothic center, gothic centre, horchata, la boqueria, la rambla, mexican food, open market, palestinian food, spain, tapas, tea, tea room, vermouth, wine

Barcelona, Spain Diving headlong into local dining experiences is one of the preferred activities of many travelers. The same is true for me and Dario. However, we don't limit ourselves to local cuisine, as we

Whining and dining in Besalú, Spain

18 February 201218 February 2012 blog posts, Europe, just photos, Spain besalu, Cadaqués, cadeques, Cap de Creus peninsula, catalonia, charming villas, cooking, costa brava, Dalí, infinity pool, luxury villas, mas tallaferro, paella, Port Lligat, Portlligat, private swimming pool, private villa, sa vista, Salvador Dali, seafood, spain, spanish cooking, spanish villa, swimming pool, traditional spanish cooking

Besalú, Catalonia, Spain Hola from Besalú! Dario and I, and several other travel bloggers, are here in Catalonia, Spain, exploring the area, eating the food, drinking the wine, and staying at amazing luxury villas (srsly,

Meanwhile, in Spain…

9 February 201230 June 2012 Europe, Italy, Spain barcelona, budget travel, calçot, calçotada, calçots, catalonia, charming villas, espana, gerona, girona, italia, italy, recommendations, Roma, Rome, spain, tips

Rome, Italy Dario and I decided to spend some time with the family back in Italy, both for the pleasure of being together for the holidays and to skip out on some of the cold,

Buon Natale from Rome!

22 December 201123 December 2011 Europe, Italy, just photos, notes angel funding, buon natale, catalonia, chanukka, chanukkah, charming villas, china, christmas, december 25, entrepreneur, eternal city, hanukkah, housesitting, italia, italian, italy, itanglish, language, lupa, Roma, Rome, san francisco, solstice, spain, wolf

Rome, Italy Dario and I are spending the winter holidays with his family in Rome. Things are a bit crazy as he is helping with repairs to the house and we are rearranging some of

Beautiful Activities on Tenerife

28 October 201116 October 2014 blog posts, Europe, Spain anthropology, astronomy, atlantic, beach volley, birdwatching, canary islands, clash of the titans, climbing, croquetas de espinacas, cycling, diving, dolphin watching, dragon tree, garachico, golf, guanches, hiking, icod, kite surfing, megalithic temple, mojo, museum, observatory, papas arrugadas, paragliding, photography, saltwater pool, snorkeling, spain, surfing, swimming, teide, tenerife, things to do in tenerife, things to do on tenerife, triathalon, volcano, volleyball, whale watching, wind surfing

Tenerife, Spain There is so much to like about travel to a volcanic island that it's really hard for me to narrow it down. I mean it's: 1) travel, 2) a volcano, and 3) an

Featured photo: El Teide

15 October 201120 January 2012 blog posts, Europe, just photos, Spain caldera, canary islands, christopher columbus, espana, Fujifilm FinePix S2950, island momma, islandmomma, las canadas, panorama, photography, Pico del Teide, spain, tenerife, volcano

Tenerife, Spain As you may know, I love volcanoes and warm weather nearly as much as I love camels. So when Linda of Islandmomma offered to be my guide around Tenerife, I jumped at the

Featured photo: all roads lead to… Spain?

8 April 20118 December 2011 Europe, just photos, Spain, UK espana, europe, gibraltar, iberia, mediterranean, pillars of hercules, spain, uk, united kingdom

Bienvenido! ...and here I was hoping to go to Cambodia via albatross. Pfft, Europe is so limiting!

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