A Wandering Widow Post You know how parents aren't supposed to have a favorite kid? That's how I feel everytime someone asks me to rank the places I've visited. I've loved them all for different reasons, and most of them have ended up on my "come back and visit again" … [Read more...] about The Wandering Widow’s Top 10 European Cities
Spain
Adventure Part 19 – The Basque Country
“When one encounters enough strangeness, then what is strange ultimately becomes familiar. The mind can accommodate itself to almost anything, given time: pain, grief, loss, even the possibility that the dead talk to the living.” John Connolly Have you ever visited … [Read more...] about Adventure Part 19 – The Basque Country
Kiss Me – What I Learned in Barcelona
The Sound of a Kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer. Oliver Wendell Holmes Mosaics After this trip, mosaics will always be synonymous with Spain. They are everywhere from traditional Roman tile work to Gaudi's, well, … [Read more...] about Kiss Me – What I Learned in Barcelona
Adventure Part 18 – Toledo and Salamanca, Spain
Great persons, like great empires, leave their mark on history.” Janet Wallach Toledo and Salamanca are both ancient. When the sun is in just the right spot, these walled cities are surrounded by a golden glow, like two dowager Queens basking in the desert sun. I was … [Read more...] about Adventure Part 18 – Toledo and Salamanca, Spain
Adventure Part 17 – Madrid, Spain
Travel brings power and love back into your life. Rumi I've had a lot of people compare my travel year to Eat-Pray-Love. There are similarities, and since I love that book and Elizabeth Gilbert, I'm cool with the comparison. And after a month in Spain, I'm absolutely … [Read more...] about Adventure Part 17 – Madrid, Spain