“You could make the argument that there is no better place to eat in Europe than the city of San Sebastian.” – Anthony Bourdain San Sebastian has been on my travel radar for literally decades. Having finally spent a few days there this summer, I can now confidently add...
“For every person who loves Spain, there are a dozen who prefer books about her.” – Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway – Classic “Lost Generation” novel set in Paris, Pamplona, Bayonne and San Sebastian. April in Spain, by John Banville...
“I do not know a place more charming and magnificent. I only have one fear: that it will become fashionable.” — Victor Hugo There is something about Biarritz… In the heart of the Côte Basque, it has all the lovely aspects of Basque culture woven into the regional French ethos with...
“For the traveler who comes in from the sea, Lisbon, even from afar, rises like a fair vision in a dream, clear-cut against a bright blue sky which the sun gladdens with its gold.” Fernando Pessoa TOURS: Definitely take a tuk tuk tour! They are super fun and whip...
“Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath!” – Jane Austen Just a short jaunt on the train from London lies the lovely Georgian hamlet of Bath: cream tea heaven, thermal spa extravaganza and Jane Austen/Bridgerton mecca (not equating these media, just their fans). It’s...
“Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground.”― Albus Dumbledore London is so cosmopolitan and filled with fabulous things to observe, eat, climb, read, tour, photograph, float upon, learn about, shop for, and...