Nestled in the heart of Andalusia, Granada is a beautiful city with a rich history. While the impressive Alhambra dominates the town and is a must-visit, there’s much more to see and do in Granada than just that. From hidden gardens and local markets to...
Córdoba is a lovely, walkable city with a rich history and culture, and it is a must-visit for anyone visiting the Andalucia region in Spain. And did you know that with four UNESCO world cultural heritage sites, Córdoba has more listed heritage sites than...
When the lovely folks at Viking invited me on a Viking ocean cruise from Barcelona to Rome, of course, I said yes. Then the panic set in. I hate being on water, I can’t swim, and I’ve seen the movie Titanic too many times. I know what could happen. A...
A few years ago, Jonathan and I took a two-week river cruise with Viking from Budapest to Amsterdam, and we loved it. So, when Viking very kindly invited me on an ocean cruise onboard the Viking Sky from Barcelona to Rome – well, I wasn’t going to say no,...
Drone Photo of Zaragoza’s Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar or Nuestra Señora del Pilar We got to visit Zaragoza in Spain during August on our way to join our canal barge cruise in the south of France. At first, we just thought of it as a stopover, but we...
Photo of Avila, Spain On our recent trip to self-charter a canal barge on the Canal du Midi in France, we stopped for a night in the lovely old Spanish town of Avila. Avila, Spain, is located roughly halfway between Salamanca and Madrid and would make a great day trip...
Seville is one of my favourite cities. We were only supposed to stop for one night on our way to Gibraltar but it turned into two, and we could happily have stayed longer. It’s a city best explored on foot, so we found a car park (no easy feat) close to our guest...
This is a short film I assembled from video and still images I shot with my iPhone 6S+ during our 30-day walk on the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied du Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain in May 2016. We had an amazing time on the “Way of Saint...
