County Limerick is best known for its humorous verse, toe-tapping music and rich history. It’s also known as the home of Foynes…the world’s only flying boat museum and the home of Irish coffee. In fact, Irish coffee was created at…
After a quick two-and-a-half-hour flight, we breeze through customs in Guadalajara headed to Ajijic (AH-HEE-heek). I visited in late Spring but this time I have husband in tow. This is new territory…different from the touristy coastal areas of our past.…
French novelist Gustave Flaubert once said, “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” I had to agree with him while visiting Guadalajara…sprawling in every direction, it is larger than life. Guadalajara, Mexico’s…
Four Part Series on Royal Residences and Gardens Near Madrid, Spain – Part Four King Philip V certainly had location in mind when he chose La Granja as his retirement spot. After purchasing the lodge from the Hieronymite monks and…
Four Part Series on Royal Residences and Gardens Near Madrid, Spain – Part Three Walking down the front steps of our hotel in Segovia, we head toward a waiting taxi. The driver smiles when I tell him where we are…
Four Part Series on Royal Residences and Gardens Near Madrid, Spain – Part Two Like many, we keep adding to our bucket list over the years. With Aranjuez Spain topping the list, we spent a day there as a side…
Four Part Series on Royal Residences and Gardens Near Madrid, Spain – Part One The Royal Palace of Aranjuez will be our first stop on a tour of this region of Spain. We depart from Madrid’s bustling Atocha Train Station…
While many people visit Nice during the sweltering days of summer, if you want to see the King, visit in February during Carnaval Nice. Every February a million people flock to Nice for the largest winter festival in the South…
