Tag Archives: Spain

9 Hours in Madrid (3 Awake!)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

If you peruse various travel sites, you’ve probably caught up with the New York Times’ “36 Hours” series, which provides a rundown of essential sights and meals for anyone passing through a specific locale on an abbreviated schedule. (While the … Continue reading →

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Flamenco in Madrid followed by Haggling in Fes

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Luciana and I arrived in Madrid Tuesday evening around 9 pm – just enough time to check in to our hotel, clean up, and get some tapas and a Flamenco performance in. We were pretty pleased with ourselves. However we … Continue reading →

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A Colonial Getaway in Uruguay

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Buenos Aires is an exciting, vibrant, and beautiful city, as I’ve written before. But like any huge metropolis, it can also feel loud, polluted, restless, and overwhelming. (With all due respect to the Big Apple, porteños never seem to go … Continue reading →

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The Passport Files: Barcelona

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

My passport turns ten this March, which also means it will expire. It’s a good time to look back on ten years’ of travel. First up: My first touchdown on another continent, and my first solo trip. It’s been ten … Continue reading →

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