Alternative Snowbird Winter Destinations in Europe … The AI Chatbot “ChatGPT” Has Some Ideas!
by One of the many immediate uses for AI is in the world of travel and travel planning. My own first experience with AI occurred when …
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Waving the Mariposa Folk Festival Flag Worldwide
The 2026 Mariposa Folk Festival is now only just over a week away. Hard as it is to imagine, this marks the festival’s 66th year. …
Wintering in Spain, 2026 – The Journey/Trial, Getting from Home to Our Apartment in Estepona … The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good!
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times” – If I’m going to twist around a catchy phrase from a spaghetti …
Will You Winter in the Algarve or On the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two (Part 5 – The Eastern Algarve and Reviewing Our Choice)
Part Five … at long last. Putting together this series has felt a bit like running a marathon, but the finish line is now in …
Will You Winter in the Algarve or on the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two – By “Yikes!” Readers Who’ve Been to Both (Part 4 – Andy and Marielle S.)
by * Updated: January 18 The holiday season is over, and we return to our discussion concerning wintering in the Algarve region of Portugal or on …
Will you Winter in the Algarve or on the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two – By “Yikes!” Readers Who’ve Been to Both (Part 3 – Brenda H.)
by FINALLY, we come to the memories, impressions and photos of readers who have actually had extended stays in both The Algarve and on The Costa …
Will You Winter in the Algarve or on the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two (Part 2 – Weather, Geography, Towns)
Sorry, still no actual readers involved in the discussion yet, just me and my friend again. But not to worry, Part-three will be all talk …
Wintering In the Algarve or On the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two (Part 1 – The Big Picture Intro)
If you have been following my ramblings for a while now you will know that I have written a number of articles about wintering on …
Wintering In Spain 2025 – Estepona #8 … The Grocery Shopping is Amazing! :-)
OK, “amazing” is probably a bit of an overstatement, but of all the towns we have stayed in, Estepona has some of the best grocery …
In the Camera’s Eye … Wintering in Spain 2025 – Our Lisbon Stop on the Way Home, An Interesting Alternative to Staying at a Hotel
Our habit is to visit a city somewhere in Spain or elsewhere in Europe for a few days before we catch our final flight back …