When I was 25 I lived in Madrid and completed a quest to visit 25 countries in one year. If you’ve been following my journey here on Something In Her Ramblings for a while now, you probably already knew this, but it’s a fact I’m proud of and begs repeating as I start my ramblings … [Read more…]
Let’s be honest – these days we all could use a dreamy escape. When it comes to cities that feel like a dream, you can’t get much better than Barcelona, one of the most beloved cities in Spain which often lands on many traveler’s lists of favorite cities in Europe. Located in the North … [Read more…]
When I reflect back on life in Madrid my memories come back to me in swirls of color – riding the metro to meet friends for tapas and cerveza, exploring the city on foot, working on this blog in cafes with writing buddies, and constantly plotting how to make each euro stretch – all … [Read more…]
2014 was a beautiful and moving year for me, filled with an unprecedented number of travel experiences that made the year pass like a travel aficionado’s dream sequence. Since January, I visited a whopping 22 countries, fulfilling my goal of traveling to 25 countries in my 25th year and pushing my total country count to … [Read more…]
We talk about rivalries all the time in sports. Yankees-Red Sox. Lakers-Celtics. Cowboys-Redskins. But every once in a while, in a rare scenario that’s becoming even less common over time, there’s a rivalry that crosses social boundaries. In such rivalries there’s not just a dislike between fan bases for the teams they support, there’s hatred … [Read more…]
I run into the sea and the thick pounding waves break on my body, filling my wetsuit with a layer of summer-warmed salt water. I hop on my board and paddle past the break at Zurriola Beach, distancing myself from the shore and the green cliffs of the Northern coast of Spain. In the water, … [Read more…]
Out of all the day trips I took while living in Madrid, Campo de Criptana easily stood out as my favorite. This small pueblo, two-hours from Madrid by train in the region of La Mancha, would be largely unremarkable if it was not home to a collection of windmills made famous by Don Quixote. The … [Read more…]
During my last month in Madrid I discovered what would become one of my favorite places in the city – Parque Europa. I learned about this park, which contains replicas of 18 of Europe’s most iconic monuments, from my first and second grade students who visited on a field trip. They raved about it so … [Read more…]
On Friday I leave Madrid for a month of travel around Europe. To say I’m excited is an understatement, so instead I’ll say I’m stoked! And one of the experiences I am most stoked about is surfing in San Sebastian, Spain with the Stoke Travel Co. I may not be the best chick out among … [Read more…]
A sea of red and yellow stretches as far as my eyes can see as throngs of Spaniards and aficiondos alike line the long sidewalks of Gran Vía, Madrid’s main thoroughfare. We quietly stand under the hot sun waving our plastic Spanish flags and wait for the newly crowned King Felipe VI to pass. The … [Read more…]