Remembering my adventures
January 23 – 26, 2024 We got to San Salvador and were pleasantly surprised at how nice our guesthouse was. It was spacious and squeaky clean. Sometimes the reviews on Airbnb are not accurate, this one was perfect. It had a dining room with a huge tree growing in the middle of it. We had... Continue Reading →
March 17 – 19, 2023 Cordoba was once the second -largest city in Europe. After the Muslim conquests over the Visigoths in the 8th century, it was transformed into a world leading centre of education and learning. I really only had one full day to spend in Cordoba, so naturally I had to go to... Continue Reading →
March 13 – 17, 2023 Years ago I met a young man on a tour and he told me that if I did not go to Granada he would hunt me down and slap me. I took his strongly worded advice and was not sorry. I like it so much, I decided to return. Every... Continue Reading →
March 5 – 13, 2023 I got to Seville and my guesthouse. The owner was going to visit her son in another city and was happy to have me look after her place while she was gone. She didn't know that I was also going to be gone for 3 days. OOPS. I went back... Continue Reading →
December 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023 Arriving in Barcelona, I took an Uber to the hostel. I had booked weeks in advance and was lucky to get any room in town. Everything was booked up for Christmas and New Year. Prices were not cheap as a result. $50 per night for a bunk in... Continue Reading →
December 14-21, 2022 It was pouring rain the day I left Porto for Madrid. It was a good day to spend on a bus. The 9-hour bus ride only cost $24.50. SIDE NOTE: The torrential rains seemed to hit whatever city I was in the day I left or a day or two later. Good... Continue Reading →
An Old Lady with a Backpack 