Spain

Day 880 – El Puerto de Santa María, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 3)

   According to Homer's Odyssey, after the Trojan War, Menestheus escaped through the Straits of Gibraltar to the mouth of…

3 years ago

Day 875 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 2)

   The habitation of the area around the mouth of the Guadalquivir river can be traced back to the semi-mythical…

3 years ago

Day 871 – Jerez de la Frontera – The Sherry Triangle (part 1)

   Jerez de la Frontera is a town of just over 200 thousand best known as the production capitol of…

3 years ago

Day 869 – Cádiz, Spain – One of the oldest cities in western Europe.

   Cádiz is a peninsular port city located in the south of Spain and is one of the oldest continuously…

3 years ago

Abantal – February 11, 2022 (Seville, Spain)

   Abantal was opened by Andalusian chef Julio Fernández Quintero in 2004, and shortly after he won best Andalusian chef…

3 years ago

Day 748 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain – The end of the Camino.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain was believed to house the remains of St. John the apostle…

3 years ago

Day 161 – Granada, Spain – The last stronghold of Moorish Europe

   Granada sits in the south of Spain at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains at the confluence of…

5 years ago

Day 155 – Seville, Spain – The orange blossom dream I wished would never end.

   Thin winding streets lined with orange trees, the smell of orange blossoms surrounding you, ancient tile-work facades on brightly…

5 years ago

Day 155 – Seville, Spain – Andalusian cuisine: Eating tapas in Seville

   Andalusian cuisine Andalusian cuisine reflects the deep history and turmoil of the region. You can trace the region's traditional…

5 years ago

La Tasqueria de Javi Estevez – March 2, 2020 (Madrid, Spain)

   Javi Estevez started his restaurant in 2015 and at 35 received his first Michelin star in 2019. What makes…

5 years ago

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Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)