Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts In 1492, the Emirate of Granada surrendered to the Crowns of Castile and Aragon, ending the reconquista and almost
Andalucia 2022 (4/9) – Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts A caliphate was a political-religious empire generally recognized as the rightful ruler of the global Muslim community. Four main
Andalucia 2022 (3/9) – Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Ceuta This tiny city is one of Spain’s two enclaves in North Africa. I first learned about it in
Andalucia 2022 (2/9) – Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Our first stop was Sevilla, the Spanish (arguably the “real”) name for Seville. We stayed four nights in the
Andalucia 2022 (1/9) – Introduction
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts It was surreal to board our first international flight in 3 years. The first thought of possibility came last
Childless Summer Adventures 2021 (5/5) – East Coast
In this series… San Francisco Carmel-by-the-Sea Seattle Los Angeles East Coast To make the childless summer happen, we dropped off the kids in early July, and picked them back up mid-August. That required a couple round trips to New York. While there, we also did a road trip down to DC. It had always been
Childless Summer Adventures 2021 (4/5) – Los Angeles
In this series… San Francisco Carmel-by-the-Sea Seattle Los Angeles East Coast Our final childless weekend in 2021 was spent re-visiting LA. We had been there several times, including two road trips last year during the pandemic. As such, it was not so much a vacation of exploration, but rather a trip to relax and to
Childless Summer Adventures 2021 (3/5) – Seattle
In this series… San Francisco Carmel-by-the-Sea Seattle Los Angeles East Coast We took a weekend trip to Seattle. Heading up after work on Friday and returning home Sunday afternoon, we didn’t have a ton of time on the grounds. But we maximized our time there including a 14-mile walk on Saturday. Here are some highlights.
Childless Summer Adventures 2021 (2/5) – Carmel-by-the-Sea
In this series… San Francisco Carmel-by-the-Sea Seattle Los Angeles East Coast On our second childless weekend, we took a half-day trip to Monterey and Carmel-by-the-sea. We jumped into the car earl in the morning, took a nice drive down, had a cup of coffee on the Monterey boardwalk, traversed the 17-mile drive, and strolled through
Childless Summer Adventures 2021 (1/5) – San Francisco
Our epic plans for the 10-year wedding anniversary was forever cancelled like nearly everything else in 2020. What made them possible in the first place, which was Hong’s parents’ willingness to host the kids for a summer, survived. Shortly after the COVID vaccine became widely available, they offered again. With zero hesitation from any participant,