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Category: Andalucia

FABULOUS MARBELLA. A TREASURE ON THE COSTA DEL SOL.

Marla enjoys dinner and sunset from the terrace of our apartment rental in Marbella. We walked literally non-stop for 3 days touring beautiful Granada so we were ready for some much-needed R & R and beach downtime. Marbella is a jewel on Spain’s Costa del Sol…

GRANADA, An Andalucian Treasure. A must on your travel bucket list!

Granada is an Andalucian treasure and enraptures you in ways that are difficult to describe. My last post on Granada was about the fantastic Alhambra Palace. Come along as we continue our explorations of this fabulous city. Anthony Bourdain once said: “Ah, the storybook kingdom of Granada. One of…

2019 FAVORITE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES OF THE YEAR

What an amazing year! I will share some of my favorite images of 2019. Family, happy events, somber moments, and personal discoveries. There were instances of beautiful transformation along with challenges and pain. These are times of holding those who are dear to you,…really, really close. I caught…

WHERE TO GO NEXT: AMAZING ALHAMBRA…GRANADA TRAVELS PART 1

Standing in the “Court of the Lions” I was ill-prepared for the wondrous beauty and complexity of the Alhambra Palace. It was so much more than I had imagined. As we begin this visual journey to Granada and the amazing Alhambra, I will quote from Anthony Bourdain…

CYCLING IN BEAUTIFUL ANDALUCIA WITH TREK TRAVEL.

In Late September I embarked on an exciting 6-night bike tour of Andalucia, a fascinating and beautiful area of southern Spain with Trek Travel. I did their “Classic Climbs” tours twice before a number of years ago and I thought it would be fun to travel with…

WHERE TO GO Next…SENSATIONAL SEVILLE

I traveled to Seville in October for a few nights before beginning an Andalucia bike trip with Trek Travel. My friend, Philippe, had to cancel so my trip began as a solo traveler. I chose to stay in the ancient Santa Cruz area which was once the old Jewish Quarter…