• Our House in Almunecar, Spain

    Now that we’re only 5 days away from leaving, I suppose we’d better get around to actually talking about where we’re staying.  We’d originally been planning on staying in town near the ocean, but never found a place that was the right fit.  So, we smoked the budget a bit…

  • How Living in Spain is Different than the US

    Adjusting to our life in Spain was much easier than adjusting to Thailand.  Spain was probably easier because it’s first world and much more modern.  Plus Chuck and I both speak a bit of Spanish so it’s easier to figure things out. Strangely, we found more English speakers in Thailand…

  • The Alhambra

    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…

  • Thanks for the Inspiration, Chris

    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…