Europe

Paris sometimes gets a bad rap. People think it is expensive, hard to manage and the people are rude. Some of those preconceived notions are based on real experiences but it is not everyone’s experience. Plus, many bad experiences are based on not knowing what to expect. Here are some of my favorite, lesser-known Paris… Read more about Paris Tips the Guidebooks Won’t Tell You

Living in Western Canada, there aren’t many things that are really, really old. If a house is 100 years old then it is an anomaly. I guess that is why visiting historic cities appeals to me. While we loved Madrid, it is a modern city. You can see that it is quite historic but the… Read more about A Day Trip to from Madrid to Toledo, Spain

When you travel, you never really know what you are going to get. You can read the guide books and look online but usually what you see are glossy professional pictures where nothing is out of place. They are staged to the hilt and that is the pinnacle of perfection. If the pictures look sketchy,… Read more about The Tale of a Rogue Pooper in Madrid

Whenever you think of Spanish cuisine, you think of tapas (or at least I do). The funny thing is, the tapas that we have had here is VERY different from what is called tapas in Canada or in the US. I like both of types but they are so very different. Tonight we went on… Read more about Tapas and Wine in Madrid

Since we found out we would be going to Madrid last week, I didn’t have any time to research it at all. I had NO idea what to expect, what I would find, what to see….nada. Honestly, I’ve found it a bit of a cool and refreshing change from how I usually travel. Today Dewey… Read more about Things That Make Me Go Hmmmm in Madrid