The Alhambra is a palace and fortress in Granada, Spain. It was originally built in 889 and rebuilt in the mid-13th century. We’d heard repeatedly about how famous the Alhambra was and how it was at the top of the To Do list for Spain, so we drove the 1…
This week marks 8 years since my friend Chris Ertel passed. He’s one of the primary reasons for taking the leap to travel and I wanted to celebrate him and share his story with you. When I started pondering selling the house and traveling, I wasn’t really sure I could…
After our 2 days in Marrakech, we flew back into Seville airport and stayed for 2 nights to check out the city. Unfortunately, it started off in the house of pain, as we left the airport at midnight for our 20 minute drive to our hostel, The Grand Luxe Hostel,…
El Real Alcázar de Sevilla, the Royal Alcazar of Seville in English, is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe. It was originally founded in 913 as a Muslim fortress and has been rebuilt and expanded over time. The outside isn’t very impressive, but we were blown away…