Salamanca & Valencia
After Madrid, I traveled to Salamanca and Valencia to continue studying Spanish and experience parts of Spain I’d never visited before. In both cities, I took intensive Spanish courses at […]
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Seville > Córdoba > Madrid
After our time in Morocco, we flew from Marrakech to Seville. It was a quick flight, less than 1.5 hours. We had beautiful, sunny weather in Seville which made exploring […]
Morocco
Tourism is booming in Morocco! Last year, for the first time, the country surpassed Egypt as Africa’s top tourist destination. I’m glad that Jay & I could experience Morocco together […]
Lagos > Faro > Cádiz
After finishing our 11-day hike of the Fisherman’s Trail, we spent the next 5 days taking it easy and making our way to Morocco. We spent one night in Lagos […]
The Fisherman’s Trail
The Fisherman’s Trail is a 140+ mile hiking route that runs along the rugged Atlantic coastline of southern Portugal. I had never heard of it until late October, when Jay […]
Lisbon and Cascais
We spent our first 3 nights in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. We stayed in historic downtown, just a couple blocks from Praça do Comércio (Lisbon’s riverfront main square). The […]
Portugal – Morocco – Spain
Time to resurrect the blog, as Jay & I are off on another adventure! Planned Itinerary: On April 1, Jay flies home from Madrid and I’m staying a few more […]
2023 Leadville Trail 100
The hardest fought finish of my life! Got knocked down again and again, got back up each time. All thanks to countless people who selflessly showed up at just right […]
Manaslu and Annapurna Trek
“Any trek in the highest mountains of the world will be laced with masses of eager anticipation and perhaps a little trepidation.” – Bob Giggons
Santorini, Greece
We started our trip with a week on the Greek island of Santorini. It is estimated that Greece has over 6,000 islands, of which over 200 are inhabited. We chose […]
Jay and Joann's Journey 