An Asturias Road Trip: Exploring Spain’s Northern Coast

As soon as we'd pulled off the A-8 and onto the N-632, my brain kicked into gear: I'd been here before. This very same roundabout, where we'd dodged cars as…

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Photo Post: The Smurf Village of Júzcar, Málaga

If there is one thing that sleepy Júzcar, a small pueblo blanco at the end of a curving mountain highway near Ronda, can claim, it's that Smurfs live among them.…

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The Five Best Day Trips from Seville – 2026

Updated in June 2026 with ideas for day trips from Seville Using Seville as a base to discover Andalucía, Portugal and even other regions of Spain is easy because of…

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Photo Post: Ronda and its Picturesque Historic Center

I roused Laura awake. Due to a miscommunication on exactly when her plane touched down in Seville (a day later than I had expected), I was behind in showing her…

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Spain Snapshots: Setenil de las Bodegas (and why I never need to return)

The eternal question I get from my visitors is: Ooooh, where should we go on your days off? I'm not the type of person to sit still on the weekends…

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