Wintering in Spain 2024 – The Road Home (Part 1 – Day 1…Marbella to Toledo, a Mini-Getaway)
by I write this as I have my feet up on the couch at home having survived an annoying bout of jetlag since arriving home at …
Things Can Go Wrong When You Travel…Our Three Greatest Travel Disasters… (Part 2 – OMG!!… There Were Actually FOUR Disasters!!)
Immediately after I finished Part 1 of this series, I began to give thought to Part 2 and what I felt was the most disconcerting …
Things Can Go Wrong When You Travel…Our Three Greatest Travel Disasters (Part 1 – The First Two Tragedies)
I am going to take a break from writing “about absolutely nothing at all” and write about some events that were definitely “something”… our biggest …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – Spanish Cooking with the Retiree…“Carrilladas”… Ole!
We both enjoy Spanish cuisine. I’m not even sure how I would describe it to you, other than it offers unique dishes, most with what …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – Marbella Restaurants #1 – Eating on the Waterfront at “Chiringuito Basilio Beach”
In keeping with my thought that most of my writings from Spain this year will be about “absolutely nothing at all” i.e. just the mundane …
2024 Update – International Travel and Money … Currency Exchange, the Traveller’s… New Solution? (Part 2)
After pausing to write about, what I was going to write about, I return to the currency exchange dilemma. As you read in Part One, …
Wintering in Spain 2024 – What Will I Write About? … Advocating … Vegetables … Possibly?
As I sit here in the sun contemplating what I am going to write about during our stay in Marbella… technically, the sitting-in-the-sun did not …
2024 Update – International Travel and Money … Currency Exchange, the Traveller’s… New Solution? (Part 1)
On the 6th of December 2022, I posted my first article about how we approach paying for things when we are abroad. And then, on …
In the Camera’s Eye … Wintering in Spain 2024 – A “Menu del Dia” Lunch
While we were in Madrid recently, I was reminded of one of my favourite aspects of restaurant dining in Spain, the “Menu del Dia”. I …
Wintering In Spain 2024 – We Flew Business Class, WOOT! … A Surprise for the Love-goddess
It’s true, we flew from Toronto to Madrid in Business Class on Air Canada. This may be “old hat” for you, but it is the …