While we were staying at the El Granado Hostel we met some fellow travelers who had just come from the south and raved about Nerja. As we were on our way down to Malaga, we decided to stop and check it out! From Granada, we drove along the beautiful A-7 highway through southern Spain and wound [...]
Before we take off for Portugal, we wanted to make sure we experienced all that Andulusia has to offer. We've spent the last month in an ancient Moorish village in Andulusia, so we've checked the "hang out in the rural areas and get the real experience" box, but we were eager to spend some time in [...]
We've arrived at our new home in the rural village of Narila and it's everything we hoped for! Peaceful, rural life, beautiful scenary and time to just rest, recuperate from our hectic travels and then settle into our work. We drove a rental car here from Barcelona though some of the most beautiful mountain scenary [...]
One of the great things to do in Spain is drive through the countryside and just stop at historical places of beauty. Old Roman ruins, viaducts, castles and of course.... medieval monsastaries! About an hour out of Barcelona, we hung a right at Tarragona and headed up into the mountains to visit one of the oldest [...]
Morning came early in Sarasota, Florida and we had so much to do before our flight! We were so excited.... finally the day had come.. we were moving to Spain! All along, the dreaming and planning had seemed somewhat surreal, "Will this ever really happen?" and "Can we really do this?" Well... we did it! [...]
We were originally going to live in Alicante which is about midway down Spain's Southern Coast and we had a beautiful house picked out on Airbnb for $750 a month. It was right on the beach too! However, Quinn's son called and informed us he was being deployed in September to.... of all places... southern [...]