Tweet Hotels and Hostels in Segovia Segovia is an extremely picturesque city. I really couldn’t stop taking shots while we were there, and have so many great images that we had to split it up into two posts. Enjoy this second glance of the wonderful city an hour north of Madrid. Our first post on [...]

Tweet The AVE, the highspeed train connection which will link Madrid and Valencia at the end of 2010, is already bringing in additional business. Royal Caribbean just announced that their largest Mediterranean ship, The Adventure of the Seas, will begin departing from Valencia in 2011, June to October. The Adventure of the Seas The massive [...]

Tweet Now, we think 11th place was a little unfair for Plaza de la Merced’s 2010 monument. Theirs has consistently been one of the least interesting special section offerings, but the commission really stepped it up with this year’s “Passage Through Valencia”, and deserved better than 11th. A huge touristic train rumbles through different scenes [...]

Tweet Don’t miss out: Our trip to Segovia part II Hotels and Hostels in Segovia In 2010, we’re making good on our promise to see more of Spain! We recently spent a weekend in the gorgeous medieval city of Segovia, an hour north of Madrid. The entire casco antiguo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, [...]

Tweet We returned recently to Xativa, in order to impress Mike’s parents, visiting from the castle-less USA. Since I’ve already taken practically every possible picture of the Xativa castle, this time a I made an HD video. I’m not entirely happy with the quality or editing… and the music kind of gets annoying after a [...]