Where to Sleep and Siesta in Seville: The Hostel Edition
One of the questions I'm most often asked about traveling to Seville is where to sleep. I've slept in my own house or a friend's (or the Novio's) since arriving and…
What No One Tells You About Apartment Hunting in Spain
The Five Things No One Tells You About Finding an Apartment in Spain
I am the first to admit that I did the apartment thing all wrong when I moved to Spain – without so much as seeing the place in person, getting…
Five Weird Things You'll Find in Your Spanish Apartment
Five Weird Things You’ll Find in Your Spanish Apartment
Updated in May 2026 Everything came full circle on my first day back in Spain after a summer in the states - the Novio asked me to pick up a…
A Weekend at Trujillo Villas
I spent two nights sleeping next to Francisco Pizarro. Well, next to the house where the Conqueror of Peru grew up on the hardened plains of Extremadura in a small…
Seville: Perfect for a Fall City Break
Earlier this week, my friend Mar and I were enjoying a light breakfast (read: an entera with Iberian ham and tomatoes) in a small plaza right of Constitución. Our bare…
Roots&Boots: Santiago de Compostela’s Pilgrim Hostel
The elation of arriving to Santiago de Compostela after 200 miles and 14 nights alternating between pilgrims inns and pensiones was only met with the elation that we'd have a…