formally the belle abroad but now kids
A quick hop, skip and a jump from Barcelona, or more specifically an hour flight or six hour ferry ride, it’s a perfect island escape after soaking in the rich culture of the Catalan capital. Also, important side note : our flight was under $25. So, go. We rented a car because there really is […]
When we first moved abroad, our favorite question for our new English neighbors was “what’s your favorite place in Europe?”…Almost unanimously, everyone said Barcelona! I don’t why it took a year for us to get to this southern Spain gem, but almost instantly we understood the pull. First, everything I ate was delicious! And you know […]
They had me at the tour’s name : Tastes, Tapas & Traditions. I mean honestly, if they had just said Tapas, I would have been there. I had heard only raving reviews of the food in general in Barcelona so to be honest, I was a little skeptical about a food tour–I thought if all […]
For the May Bank Holiday, we decided the extra day was all the time we needed to venture a little farther south and really settle in the sunshine. I hadn’t heard much about the Canary Islands before and honestly, just booked the first flight I found there! Gran Canaria was the perfect combination of relaxation […]
The Alhambra is the must-see spot in southern Spain. Located above the gorgeous, mountainous city of Granada, the first documents referencing the Alhambra as a fortress date back to the 9th century and the complex as a palace dates to the 13th century. The Moorish princes occupied initially, then after being driven out, the Christians […]