2. Barcelona, Spain (2021) The next stop on our virtual trip around the world is...Barcelona, Spain. Sunny Barcelona, with its Catalan and Gaudi influences still very evident throughout the city is a marvelous switch from…
It’s time to pack our bags again and head to the airport for our third virtual trip around the world! The destinations will all be places that I lived in or visited in over 50…
Most people envision Amsterdam in the spring or summer: bikes everywhere, busy canals, plenty of tulips. But the city can be an eye-opener even in the bleak of winter. Of course, few people would choose…
Cuxhaven lies along the German coast where the River Elbe meets the North Sea. In the far past, it was part of Hamburg, as the river Elbe flows through and is an integral part of…
Day trips are fairly common when I am in Germany. We both like to travel, and doing so on Saturday or Sunday breaks up the routine. So climb aboard and accompany us on our day…
After much deliberation, we decide to make day trips to Tavira and Loule from Faro. They are each within a 30-minute radius of Faro. Loule is the most populous (72,000 to 26,000 inhabitants)of the two,…
Faro lies about 55-60 miles southeast of Lagos, and it has over double the population. Not only is it bigger than Lagos, but it serves as the governmental and regional hub of the Algarve region…
Many people come to this part of Portugal mainly to see the sites at Sagres. We are no different; so, one day, we catch the bus from Lagos to Sagres. Outwards, it takes about an…
As a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, I had naturally heard of and been to Lagos, Nigeria; but I had never heard of Lagos, Portugal. Of course, the latter came first and the African…
The castle that we REALLY want to visit in Portugal is Pena Palace in the town of Sintra. Created in the mid-19th century as a summer palace for the Portuguese royals, it also serves as…