Ávila, Spain Part Dos After a good night’s rest, here’s our photo tour of day 2… Planning our route for the day’s exploration! Although we spent the night in Ávila, it makes a lovely day trip from Madrid. Palacio de los Velada has lovely old world charm… …
Author: Desiree Carter
The Walls of Ávila, Spain Part One
Ávila, Spain is one of the most well preserved walled medieval cities in Spain. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. We arrived just after sunset into the beautiful walled city of Ávila. Against the dusky blue of the clear sky, las Murallas, …
Our Travels • Toledo Spain
Our Travels • Toledo Spain After a wonderful lunch in Tarragona, we packed up the car and headed out for Toledo. Since our road trip was going to take a bit over six hours, we opted to follow the coastline south to València before cutting inland …
Our Travels • Tarragona Spain
Our Travels • Tarragona Spain As our son made his way back to school, we began the second phase of our European adventure. We picked up our rental car and hit the road, our next stop-Tarragona! I chose Tarragona as our first stop due to it’s close proximity to …
Our Travels – Hong Kong – 2016
Our Travels – Hong Kong Okay, it’s official- we have now traveled halfway around the world! Hong Kong was very much how I imagine NYC to be: skyscrapers, people, nightlife, yummy food and tons of shopping opportunities! As a first-timer to Asia, I think Hong Kong is a great …
Our Travels – Layover in Narita, Japan
Narita, Japan Several years ago, when my son first entered college, I strongly suggested that he find a language that interested him and pursue study abroad opportunities. Encouraging students to study abroad is one of my pet projects, but that’s another story! Anyhoo, brilliant guy that …