Travel

8:30 a.m.  Today is our last day in Madrid, and we again chose to have a more lazy start to our day.  Even though we have taken a more relaxed pace to this trip (compared to what we normally do), we both have felt a bit ready for a day of doing nothing (or at […]

5:45 a.m.  A much earlier alarm than we would have liked, but since we planned to catch a train to Madrid today, we wanted to try and make the most of our time. 6:15 a.m.  We checked out of our much adored hotel (read more about our experience here), and we were picked up by […]

Our welcome to Sevilla couldn’t have been any better.  We immediately fell in love with the colorful buildings and beautiful architecture of the city, and our arrival at our hotel, Las Casas De El Arenal,  just pushed it all over the top.  Aside from being adorably buttercup yellow and decorated with a mix of antiques […]

8:30 a.m.   We were late risers this morning after our flamenco show and very late (although normal in Spain) dinner last night, that brought us home at around 12:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. We headed down to breakfast at our hotel, Las Casas De El Arenal, and holy breakfast spread!  They had just about anything […]

8:00 a.m. A lazy morning for us today, as we both enjoyed a much later than typical wake up call. 9:00 a.m. We skipped breakfast at Ca La Maria, and instead decided to head out right away to our first stop, in hopes that we would find something to snack on along the way. 9:20 […]

11:30 a.m.  We arrived in Barcelona and surprisingly walked straight through customs without waiting in line. 11:35 a.m.  Cue the great wait for our luggage.  So much for feeling like we were going to zip out of the airport. 12:00 p.m.  We were still waiting for our luggage. 12:25 p.m.  We were still (not so […]

Okay guys, so I’ve been chomping at the bit to share this news with you…we are going to Spain!  And actually…we are leaving today!  (In fact, we are probably on our way right now.) So, a couple things about this trip.  First, I did not plan everything out.  I repeat, I did not plan everything […]

After a great night’s sleep, I woke up early ready to conquer my old stomping grounds.  First plan: run the Schuylkill.  The Schuylkill River Trail was where I ran most months of the year when we lived in Philadelphia, and when I get to go back and literally relive my steps, it makes me so […]

Since we were heading East for Thanksgiving this year, I figured that I might as well try and add a few extra stops to see some family and friends who live on the East Coast.  Before turkey time in Virginia, I flew into Philadelphia for a few days, and boy was I excited.  But seriously, […]

Even though our first few days on Koh Samui were mostly comprised of sunning and swimming, our time flew by.  What felt like the blink of an eye was actually time to change hotels and our location on the Island.  We headed a little bit South to a very small area called Crystal Bay.  Home […]