The Extraordinary Ordinary

August is the cruelest month. Our new home in the south of France is as hot as the blazes, but … More

Girona! And not Barcelona

We were languishing in Valencia. Nothing was wrong exactly. The city center was beautiful, people were friendly, we ate well. … More

El Palmar is a small town near Valencia. It’s in the Albufera National Park and on the shore of the … More

Greetings from sunny Valencia where yes, Spanish is spoken, but the real official language appears to be Valencian. Like the … More

We’re pretty die-hard minimalists at this point in our lives. That’s not to say we don’t like stuff. I enjoyed … More

I’ve long said I should do truth-in-travel posts. Instead of a beautiful seascape, I’d show the bus stop where the … More

A brief summary of the past two years: plans were made, plans were dashed. Plans were made and dashed so … More

We don’t make resolutions, but we do mark each big turning of the calendar with a theme or a phrase … More

In our last episode, we were in Italy. Was it just November? That’s almost 6 years ago in Covid time. … More

“Surprise is the great enabler of seeing” Alan Jacobs How can you see a place that you’ve seen a million … More