Belém, Portugal
Belém, a suburb of Lisbon on the Tagus River, is filled with museums, historical sights and monuments.
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Coimbra, Portugal
If you are a bibliophile, a visit to the historic Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra should be added to your bucket list.
Sintra, Portugal
This enchanting Portuguese town, famous for its romantic Manueline architecture is worth the 35-minute train ride northwest of Lisbon.
New Year’s in Lisbon
Lisbon for New Year’s! We arrived in time for the Celebração de Ano Novo and to kick off our travels for another year.
Sevilla, Spain
Sevilla is a majestic city and we are thankful we saved it for our final destination in Andalusía. We often awoke to the soothing sounds of horses clip-clopping past on the street below.
Cádiz, Spain
We have spent 3 weeks exploring Jerez de la Frontera and felt it was time to spread our wings. The city of Cádiz, home port to the Spanish Armada (navy), beckoned and is just a short 30-minute train ride south.
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Touring Andalusia
In August we celebrated our 6th month of full time travel, so we planned to relax and enjoy the beach life. However, by the third week we were itching for a new adventure. A perfect time for our first road trip.
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Adiós, Málaga
It’s time to pack our bags and journey on to our next destination. As we say adiós to Málaga our memories will be of the fantastic views of the Alborán Sea (a subdivision of the greater Mediterranean Sea) from our apartment.
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Gracias Granada
Our 200 year old apartment was midway up a steep hill in the Albaicín area, Granada’s oldest Arab district and we were lucky to face the impressive Alhambra on the hill opposite. The Albaicín is made up of narrow single-file alleyways, pretty fountains in nearly every square and, of course, sensational Alhambra views.
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Cordoba, Spain
While enjoying a wonderful lunch and refreshing iced tea in an Arabian teteria (tea house) in Granada we met and had a great conversation with a couple vacationing from Austria. One of their recommendations to us was to visit the city of Córdoba, Spain.
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Our Tapestry 