Updated June 2022 After spending some time in the southwest corner of Portugal exploring the beauty of the ancient port towns of Lagos and Faro, I headed north from the Algarve to the Alentejo region of Portugal to hike parts of the Rota Vincentina, a little-known long-distance trail along the spectacular Portuguese coast I had […]
Month: April 2019
Cadiz – Camera Obscura, A Michelin Restaurant and More
Edited December 1, 2024 Cadiz: aka Gaddith. Cadith. Gadi. Coddi. Not quite sure what drew me to plan to visit Cadiz except for the name, which as you can see, can be pronounced many ways. I had never heard of it, but saw on the map that it was near the southwest corner of […]
48 Hours in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain – Bodegas, Buleria and Bridles of Andalucia
Andalucia! The beautiful region in Spain along its southern coast famous for beaches, surfing, bullfighting, and flamenco. The most well-known cities are Seville, Granada, Malaga and Cordoba offering beautiful architecture, delicious foods and wines and much to see. My first stop in Andalucia was to Jerez de la Frontera, or simply, “Jerez”. Pronounced “Herez”, “Hereth”, […]
Elephants and Orphans in Nepal Part II – I Lop You
Back in 2018 at the beginning of my world travels, I spent a month in Nepal. It was quite the adventurous time! I did a week-long trek from village to village in the rolling hills outside of Kathmandu and went paragliding over Lake Phewa in Pokhara (where I met the infamous Frenchman!) Although I ran […]
