On a sunny but cool and breezy Wednesday, we hopped in our car and drove southwest to Cádiz, a coastal town that is considered to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited…

We settled into Seville for four days during what became the coldest and wettest part of our time in Spain. We spent three of those days wandering and enjoying the…

We left Malaga on a Sunday morning and began the drive to Seville. We stopped in Marbella and had breakfast at a waterfront cafe, and then we drove north to…

Our first road trip during our two-week vacation was to the nearby city of Granada. One must-see item was the famous Alhambra, the largest remaining example of Moorish architecture left…

For our 20th anniversary we decided to return to Spain and Portugal. We started our two-week trip in Malaga, the second largest city in Andalusia. Our first day out was the…

For our last day in Croatia we drove out of Dubrovnik and headed north towards Plitvice Lakes National Park. Famous for its lakes connected by dozens of waterfalls, pictures of the…

After crossing Hvar island we continued driving southeast towards Croatia’s most popular destination, the walled city of Dubrovnik. During the two-hour drive we got to pass through six miles or…

We left our Split apartment early to make the 8:30 ferry to Hvar island. Home to a number of beaches and wineries, Hvar is popular with tourists and Croatians for…

A short drive west of Split is the island town of Trogir. Similar to Zadar but smaller, Trogir is a city on an island that was once a fortress. Like…

We left Zadar and continued south towards Split, Croatia’s second largest city. We stayed a short walk from the ancient center of town, much of which was built by the…