Wanderings & Adventures

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Porto: You're Such a Charmer
It’s been more than three years since our first visit to Portugal. It was love at first sight . . . well, at least infatuation. Lisbon was a delight, of course. But oh Porto, you sly thing. You are romance...
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A week in Paradise
Touchdown in Madeira It’s a volcano. A vast undersea mountain with only the top rising from the sea, and like most mountains, it’s a rugged, irregular landscape of peaks and gorges that reach right down...
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Food and Friends - 27 Hours in Madrid
One of the many nice things about living in Valencia is how easy it is to escape for a quick jaunt to exciting destinations. For example, just two hours on a high-speed train, and we can immerse ourselves...
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Romance and Wonder: Versailles
When it comes to conjuring a romantic fantasy, palaces and castles have few peers. And in this category, the Palace at Versailles leads the way in legend, myth, and sheer audacity. It seemed like an ideal...
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A Different Sort of Journey
As you all know, this blog usually recounts our travels and adventures abroad. This post, however, is about a very different sort of journey—one that wasn’t on our itinerary and certainly not one I would...

Basque Country Gem

The Cave Stepping into the depths of the enormous cavern of rock, dampness and earth filling my nostrils, I was startled by the roar of

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What endures

This post is a departure from our usual travel writing — a more personal reflection shaped by the journey. Spending time with people in their

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Basque Country Gem

The Cave Stepping into the depths of the enormous cavern of rock, dampness and earth filling my nostrils, I was startled by the roar of

Read More »

What endures

This post is a departure from our usual travel writing — a more personal reflection shaped by the journey. Spending time with people in their

Read More »

Basque Country Gem

The Cave Stepping into the depths of the enormous cavern of rock, dampness and earth filling my nostrils, I was startled by the roar of

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Islands on My Mind

My last post about our trek to Madeira got me thinking. About islands. About why they call to us the way they do. Islands somehow

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