Photo Post: A Perfect Day in Tapia de Casariego, Asturias
When we returned to Western Asturias, where we took our babymoon, we had two things clear: we'd stay at Agustina and Angel's guest house, la Casona del Faedo, and we'd…
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.…
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…
Spain Snapshots: the Monastery of Yuste in Extremadura
When I announced that I'd won a writing contest and had a free weekend's stay in a luxury apartment in Trujillo, the Novio had one condition: that we could also…
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…
Spain Snapshots: The Guadalupe Monastery of Cáceres
Many great places in Spain are seeped in legends, mentioned in texts or venerated by the insane queues at its ticket offices (I'm looking at you, Alhambra). For me, the…