A week and a half ago Danielle and I left Spain, after spending about a month on the Iberian peninsula it was a bitter sweet day. Spain made quite an …
Category: Western Europe Summer 2011
11 Interesting Facts About Portugal
Visiting Portugal was a highlight of the first month of my trip. The people, the food, and the surroundings were all absolutely incredible. Portugal has found a place in my …
Photos from Lisbon, Portugal (UNESCO sites 13 & 14)
Our time in Lisbon (just over a week and a half ago) was spent making friends, exploring the surroundings of Lisbon, and hanging out on the beach. It was a …
I See London, I See… Still London
So I haven’t even finished up my posts from Portugal and Spain, but today Danielle and I arrived in London for our extended stay. You’ll remember my original plan was …
Panoramic Photo of Porto, Portugal (UNESCO #12)
Porto, or Oporto as it is called by the locals, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the twelfth one I’ve visited since the start of this site. Technically it …
Porto, Portugal – Just What the Doctor Ordered
It had been a long day. The bus had dropped us off in a part of town we weren’t expecting to be in, the “Free Internet” wifi network I needed …
A Town of Pilgrims – Santiago de Compostela – UNESCO #11
Santiago de Compostela has long been a destination for Christian pilgrims from across Europe, and the world. Considered one of the holiest cities of the Christian faith, Santiago was constructed …
San Sebastian Panoramic – The Most Beautiful City in Spain?
From one beautiful city to the next, we traveled from Barcelona to the northern city of San Sebastian, or Donostia, as it is known in the native Basque Country language …
More Photos of Mind-Blowing Architecture – UNESCO #9
This will be my third post from my four nights in Barcelona last week, so it is fairly obvious that the city made quite an impression on me. From the …
Sant Joan – Barcelona’s Biggest Party of the Year
(During this post I mention that I didn’t bring a camera along with me. At the bottom of the post I’ll link to some more information on the celebration, as …