Gibraltar is part of the United Kingdom and guards the entrance to the Mediterranean. During my time in the U.S. Navy, my ships passed through the entrance and the Rock of Gibraltar was a welcome site indicating we had successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The bus trip was only a 90-minute ride and well worth …
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Seville
Spain has a marvelous high speed train system which is very reasonably priced. For a small increase in cost, you can sit in the first-class section, but to be honest the main difference is three seats per row versus four. We took the train to Seville for a three-day getaway, starting with a three-hour walking …
Mijas
Staying in place like Sitio de Calahonda in Mijas, Spain validated our entire concept of living overseas. Where the El Campello rental was purely a beach house, the Mijas location was a beautiful home. Although only a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment we were extremely comfortable living 10 minutes from the beach and having a …
Morocco – Side Trip
Our daughter was having her 50th birthday and selected Marrakesh, Morocco for the location. Since we were in Spain it was very easy for us to fly down and join her and her husband. She arranged for a 4 bedroom apartment (called a Riad in Morocco) and two of their single friends also joined us …