Andalucía – Málaga

Apologies, this post should have been written and published back in February. Málaga is famous for being the gateway to Spain’s beautiful Costa del Sol and the birthplace of Pablo Picasso. It has an easily accessible airport and sits right on the sea. We ended up taking three day trips to Málaga (because of said […]

Andalucía – Nerja

While there are many amazing cities, sites and histories to take in throughout the region of Andalucía, there is also the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun), which is one of Spain’s greatest tourist destinations. Many towns line the roughly 93 miles / 150 km of coastline, and we decided to spend six weeks […]

Andalucía – Ronda

For another day trip, we visited the beautiful white village of Ronda. Also a little over an hour from Antequera, this other mountaintop town is known for its dramatic views. There is a huge gorge (El Tajo) that separates the old town from the new, and its famous bridge (Puente Nuevo) was built in 1751 […]

Andalucía – Granada

If all you do is visit the Alhambra in Granada, it will be well worth the trip to this beautiful city. That’s exactly what we did. (Not to say Granada doesn’t have more to see!) A little over an hour drive from Antequera, we did a single day trip to visit this popular tourist destination. […]

Andalucía – Antequera

Our kids joined us for their Christmas holiday break from college, and we had a couple of weeks of great family time and exploration. With a rental car and a laid-back vision in mind, we rented an AirBnB in the lovely traditional town of Antequera because it is very centrally located in the region of […]

In Love with Andalucía

Ok, so it’s official. We really love Spain. Madrid and Barcelona were already our two favorite cities in the world, but now after spending two months on land in Spain’s southern region of Andalucía, we can emphatically say we really love this part of the world. Each city will deservedly receive its own blog post, […]

Social Butterflies

Happy New Year! Typically, one would be looking ahead and setting goals and such for the new year. However, before I can do that, I need to look back a bit and catch up. Where have the last 2 1/2 months gone?! I’ve been quite remiss in posting, and for that I’m sorry. Ever since […]

Surprise trip to – Madrid!

We recently celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and did so with a wonderful trip to Spain. Neither of us had ever been to Madrid, and after our five days there we deemed it one of our new favorite cities (another being Barcelona!). We loved the vibe – very cosmopolitan, classy and yet laid-back. The people […]