5 Awesome Things to do in Madrid Madrid is a city that is hard to summarize. There isn’t one single thing you must do when you visit the Spanish capital. There’s no La Sagrada Familia or Las Ramblas like in Barcelona. I had previously been twice to Madrid; once in 1998 and then again in […]
Bull Run
October 8, 2009 by 11 Comments
I think that every traveler has a little bit of Hemingway in them. His writings are equally inspiring and interesting. My favorite Hemingway book is The Sun Also Rises. Of course, this brings our hero to Pamplona, Spain for the Fiesta de San Fermin, which is more commonly recognized as the running of the bulls. […]
Meandering around Madrid
June 10, 2009 by 10 Comments
Madrid to me is kind of the forgotten capital of Europe. You know it’s there but you always prefer to go elsewhere in Europe and especially in Spain. Barcelona, anywhere in Andalucia or anywhere along any of the coasts all seem more appealing. The are no beaches, the weather is so so and other than […]
Força Barça!!!
June 7, 2009 by 8 Comments
When I rank my favorite cities on Earth, Barcelona is always at the top of the list. What other city in the Northern Hemisphere combines the beauty, history, food, nightlife and beaches that Barca does? It is also the home of the newly crowned European Champions, FC Barcelona, who rocked Manchester United last week 2-0 […]
The Running of the Bulls
September 7, 2008 by 3 Comments
I think that every traveler has a little bit of Hemingway in them. His writings are equally inspiring and interesting. My favorite Hemingway book is The Sun Also Rises. Of course, this brings our hero to Pamplona, Spain for the Fiesta de San Fermin, which is more commonly recognized as the running of the bulls. […]
The Alhambra
November 21, 2007 by 2 Comments
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex in southern Spain, occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen and was a nominee as one of the new seven wonders of the world, albeit that was a bit […]
La Fiesta de San Fermin
October 8, 2007 by 6 Comments
I think that every traveler has a little bit of Hemingway in them. His writings are equally inspiring and interesting. My favorite Hemingway book is The Sun Also Rises. Of course, this brings our hero to Pamplona, Spain for the Fiesta de San Fermin, which is more commonly recognized as the running of the bulls. […]
