WELCOME TO SIAM! We made it! We’re in Thailand and, aside from a little travel fatigue and heat-induced stupor, we’re already loving it. The moment we landed it was obvious we were somewhere new and profoundly different; aside from the obvious heat and humidity, the very air here […]
AN AUSTRIAN IN MADRID For 40 years Spain was ruled by an Austrian: Carlos I (Charles I). Grandson of the famed Catholic monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand, and a Habsburg, Charles I made Madrid his capital and shaped the city more than any other Spanish ruler. In his honour […]
HERDING HUMAN CATTLE THROUGH THE STREETS OF AVILA & SEGOVIA Avila and Segovia are small towns just outside Madrid, both with a lot to offer the keen tourist. Avila is famous for its grand city walls and as the birthplace of St Theresa, one of Spain’s most beloved […]
GRANADA’S GREAT FORTRESS Alongside Seville’s Alcazar and Cordoba’s Mezquita, the last (but certainly not least) of Spain’s triad of amazing Moorish sites is Granada’s Alhambra. This immense fortress dominates the skyline here in Granada, occupying the top of Sabika Hill to the East of the city. Within its […]
THE MYSTICAL MEZQUITA OF CORDOBA During the Muslim occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Córdoba became one of the largest and most enlightened cities in the Caliphate. What is today a small, nondescript Andalusian town was once one of the greatest cities of the Medieval world, rivalling Constantinople in the […]
Wandering Soles 