Serendipity. A random occurrence of events that happens casually or unexpectedly. Not that my run-ins with Spanish bureaucrats have been serendipitous, but as I looked back on 12 years of…
You don't need to travel from Madrid to Provence to see lavender fields in bloom this summer. Brihuega, a blip of a village in the Guadalajara province, has come to produce…
Like any traveler, I have pet peeves about tripping, from tipping to sipping to the fact that my SBB Swiss train app for trains in Switzerland always freezes when a…
Updated November 2025Madrid is a city of museums - there are nearly 50 of them, ranging from historical to whimsical. Once you've hit the big three – the unreal classic…
Updated in April 2026 at the release of Netflix's documentary, The Predator of Seville. Hitting Number 1 in True Crime almost immediately, the three-part series explores allegations from several women…
"Just take a look at this!" Pa tossed a magazine across the room towards me, dog-eared to a photo spread of an eagle soaring over lush pine trees. I'd announced…