New England. Neither my wife nor I had ever been to New England north of Boston. So, this short trip through some of the numerous coastal towns and harbors is looking very welcoming. Not the [...]
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Fragments of Andalusian Flamenco from the caves of Granada, theater in Cordoba, and streets of Sevilla in Spain.
When I was young, the corrida enchanted me on Sunday afternoon. This one is called Corrida de Rejónes or a bullfight on a horse. In this case the Rejóneador is a bullfighter. The point of this [...]
We are at the Royal Stables of Cordoba in Spain for an equestrian show called “The Passion and Spirit of Andalusian Horse.” Here are a few clips from this amazing presentation.
Tarragona, situated on a 300-foot-tall rock, and called Tarraco by Romans, the city is just north of the river Ebro. During the Roman Republic, the city was fortified and enlarged by the [...]
Toledo, the city on the hill overlooking the Tagus River, was the Visigothic capital after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and later, the Castilian capital. It is a rich mixture of [...]
First, the castle – Alcazar of Segovia. It is believed to be the prototype for the Disney castles. It is really something. On the other side of town is the famous Roman aqueduct of Segovia, a [...]
At sunrise, a bus ride, almost to the border of Portugal and we are in a Roman city in Lusitania with one of the best preserved Roman theaters. Walking into the city’s Roman history museum we [...]
And now, a little bit about a lot of food – a rich patch of the beautiful Spanish medley. Spain has more than one bar or restaurant per 130 people. It is the highest ratio in the Western [...]
Sevilla (Seville). Our patio has a view of the Middle Eastern-looking house-tops and Sevilla’s cathedral tower called La Giralda. The colors of Sevilla take up several patches in Spain’s quilt [...]
Córdoba, now a town of over 300,000, was the capital of Roman Further Spain. By design, our hotel is across from one of the most famous sites in Spain – La Mezquita. Today we are visiting [...]
In Granada, we visit Alhambra – Red in Arabic. It is a good size town on the hill, built by Arab kings, with several palaces, gardens and a castle. In the afternoon sun the Alhambra citadel [...]
A jewel on a mountain plateau, Ronda is nested above the gorges. It is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants and it is one of the most romantic destinations in Spain. Because to its heights, [...]
So, what should we expect in the summer of 2017 in Spain? It is going to be hot! It is going to be hot! But the Spanish summer heat adds grit and heart to what one sees and experiences. We are [...]
Our trip of a lifetime was to tour the antiquity of Ancient Rome and Magna Graecia in Southern Italy and Sicily. We wanted to capture the trip in time and space through an Ancient Rome Travel [...]
After seeing a professional street version of the dance and the tango of the ordinary people, one can can get a sense of the emotions and traditions of this truly Argentinian art form.
When we arrived to Naples we had a small challenge. Since we elected not to stay at high-end hotels, and only had two small suitcases and back-packs with equipment, after a week in Italy, we [...]
We marveled at the acoustics of the Roman amphitheaters we visited. These large circular-shaped structures had acoustics tuned for very large audiences, sometimes as much as 60,000 - 80,000.
There are many Ancient Greek theaters still standing around the Mediterranean. We visited several of them in Italy. These two thousand year old structures still impress and delight today [...]
