Before my European friends get all spun up about the title of this post, I’m not talking about human beings. I’m talking about trash. In Europe. Lots of it. All over on our travels through Europe garbage is omnipresent. I first experienced it over 15 years ago during “huelgas de basura” (garbage strikes) in Madrid. For weeks at a time sanitation workers would go on … Continue reading Euro-Trash
As a grubby American expat living overseas, there are few trips home. They’re long, expensive journeys that seem too long when you’re planning them and too short when you get there. However, I’ve found a home away from home on the Iberian peninsula. As a matter of fact, with just one trip, you’d feel like it was home as well. The welcome is warm, the … Continue reading El Xampanyet
The ratty, dog-eared business card above is for the “Botifarra,” a hidden gem in the middle of ‘el Carmen’ district of Valencia. As two weary travelers, we stumbled into it at about 10:30 on a Wednesday night. Easy pickin’s by Spanish standards but akin to Magellan’s arrival at the Spice Islands for us. When we arrived we were tired, hungry and had no idea what … Continue reading La Botifarra – The True Valencia
So I’m busy planning a trip to Spain with my brother that starts next week and am having fun “walking” the streets of Madrid using Google’s Street View feature. Along the way, I save all sorts of points to my map. By the time I’m finished, my map of Madrid is dotted with more tenedores y copas than one can count and I’m wishing that … Continue reading Garmin and Google – A Sync Match Made in Navigation Heaven
“Dollar plunges in wake of Fed move” Continue reading Just in Time for a Trip to the Eurozone!
