During our monthlong stay in Poland, we used the Polish train system to get us from city to city. Our itinerary included stops in Warsaw, Wroclaw, Gdansk, and Krakow. We depended exclusively on trains to get…
Visiting Wroclaw Poland wasn’t part of my original Poland travel itinerary. Krakow was of course – it’s Poland’s most famous destination for tourists. Gdansk too. And I envisioned time in Warsaw as well, since it was…
I remember first becoming aware of Spain’s Holy Week (Semana Santa in Spanish) while watching the Granada episode of Anthony Bourdain’s travel show. I quickly became intrigued by both the pageantry and the devotion I witnessed…
If you are traveling in Madrid, you will not have any problem finding great day trip opportunities. In fact, you will probably find yourself struggling to choose between all the many options. And while day trips…
Two of the most popular day trip destinations from Madrid Spain are the towns of Avila and Segovia. Both feature town centers that are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Each has its own massive Gothic cathedral. Each…
Madrid regularly vies with Barcelona as the most visited city in Spain. Not surprising, given that it is Spain’s capital, and one of the main gateways into the country. But does Madrid stand on Its own…