The Story Of Us

Hello 2026!  We just returned from our last trip of the year.. it was a doozy, a series of misadventures and I can not wait to post all about it. So get ready for many many more travel posts.  But first, how is everyone doing? I have not been good with checking in on everyone's blogs.. I hope to get back to it soon. I hope everyone had lovely holidays and a happy new year.  The kids are back to school and we are all back to our regular routines. While I love travelling I also love the routine of everyday life..  This year we visited Peru , Egypt , Puerto Rico , Spain , Argentina, Chile and hoped into Brazil for a few hours. That brings our countries visited count to -  M - 37 Me - 35 D - 30 H - 26 I often get asked how we can travel so much.. well I am self employed so no issues for me and my husband works while on vacation. His people know he is travelling so he is not working his usual hours but he is always checking in, answering emails and even on occasion t...

On day 2 we grabbed a 9am train to Cordoba. Nestled in the heart of southern Spain, Córdoba is a melting pot of cultures, where Roman, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian influences blend into a mesmerizing tapestry of history and architecture. We had tickets to enter the Mezquita Cathedral and all of a sudden from all around there are sirens, fire trucks and police cars whiz pass us. So many fire trucks and police cars we were surprised by Cordoba's resources. The area was cordoned off and we were told to come back later. So we followed our fellow tourist and wandered the streets for a bit.                      Turns out it was a fire drill.Turns out they happen often. While we waited we walked around. Grabbed a cup of coffee. Walked a part of the Roman Bridge and then we headed back to the Mezquita, a stunning, historic Spanish building famous for its forest of red-and-white striped horseshoe arches, originally an 8th-century Isla...

For Thanksgiving this year we went to Spain. While M and I had been to Barcelona and Madrid before, and we again visited Barcelona last year for my cousins wedding but we had always wanted to go to Andalusia. Now when I say we this does not include the boys.. they are not that refined. But they came along anyway. Andalusia is a southern part of Spain that was ruled by the Moorish for almost 8th centuries. The Moorish are Muslim from North Africa. Andalusia is famous for its Moorish heritage and architecture. It is the birthplace of Flamenco dancing and sherry wine. Produces 34% of the worlds olive oil and is also the location from which Christopher Columbus departed for the New World as well his final resting spot. We flew into Seville, which we used as our home base as we explored the rest of the area. We had taken a red eye, so we landed in the morning dropped our luggage off at the hotel and quickly headed out in search for food. We had a wonderful breakfast at Mokambo. Then we head...