The old Arab quarter of the city of Granada in Spain is called the Albaicin (or Albayzin) and is a romantic hillside district with narro...

I would have eaten every meal of the day at the Market of San Miguel in Madrid if I could have.  Grazing around and nibbling at all kin...

Puerta del Sol in Madrid When I think of Madrid I think of hot.  Hot, dry, summer temperatures.  This capital of a country with over ...

Oddly enough, the only direct train from Lisbon to Madrid , and vice versa, is a night train.  So, since we had no other way to get f...

We have a new exchange student in our home.  He is from Spain, is 14 years old just like my son, and is absolutely adorable.  I think all ...

Sitting in front of the Alhambra's Alcazaba. When the Sultans of the Nasrid dynasty chose to build a palace in the foothills of S...

 Some images of summer fun on this first day of summer! At the beach in Lagos , Portugal Windsurfing in Tarifa , Spain Gelat...

Browsing a gift shop in the historic city of Ronda , Spain, last summer, my then 13 year old son spotted something he found interesting on ...