The Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
The easiest way to see Badlands National Park is to enter the park at the Northeast Entrance and take the Badlands Loop Road, which runs all along the rim of…
Missouri River, Chamberlain, South Dakota
Growing up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as I did, you become acutely aware of two things: the Missouri River and the history of Lewis and Clark. As any Council Bluffs…
Monastery de les Avellanes, Lleida, Spain
The Monastery of the Avellanes (hazel nut trees-which were grown on the monastery grounds) is a bit of an oddity among our many visits to churches and monasteries all over…
San Jeronimo Monastery, Granada, Spain
If you come to Granada with no advance reservations to get into the Alhambra, chances are that you're going to have to wait a few days. But, you need not…
Six Hours Walking in Málaga, Spain
Introduction to Malaga Spain, gleaned from a pleasant six hour lay-over in the city.
The Best Introduction to Madrid is the Madrid Food Tour
It seems like we’ve been to Madrid five hundred times. We’ve probably spent that many days there and eaten meals and tapas in at least half that many Madrid restaurants and bars. And at least half of those were very good. So, when it comes to a Madrid food tour, we feel like we've already done it.
Cathedral of Granada, Spain
As you look at all the cathedrals in Spain, and compare it to this one, the Cathedral of Granada certainly sticks out. It's not Gothic or Romanesque like all the…
A Night of Flamenco, Córdoba, Spain
Flamenco isn't hard to describe. If you speak Spanish. There's a word for it–duende. It doesn't really translate into English. I suppose if you had to try just one word,…
Carthusian Monastery, Granada, Spain
We've been to Granada a few times in our short lives, but never for more than a couple of days, and never to spend much time with the Christian monuments….