Spanish Tapas
Hey everyone! After living in Spain for almost a year, we learned a thing or two about Spanish food. Tapas are the greatest thing EVER. For those of you who don’t know, tapas are small dishes of food (similar to appetizers) that groups of people will share while having some drinks. Often times this can […]
Sevilla City Guide
Sevilla is a great vacation destination! Since it is in the South of Spain, it is cheaper than large cities like Madrid and Barcelona. The weather is amazing almost all year (except for their super hot summers). It’s even close to other cities, like Ronda, Jerez, Cadiz (where you can find some beautiful beaches) and […]
Viva la Feria
Hey everyone! It’s official, we’re finally State-side again for the summer. Although we are back in the USA, we have a few posts to finish up about Spain over the next few weeks. The first and most important is about FERIA! We actually went to two Feria’s this year, the most famous being Feria de […]
Monkeying around in Gibraltar
Hello everybody! For our last weekend away from Sevilla, we headed down to San Roque, Cadiz to visit one of my friends who lives there. One of the highlight’s of our trip was visiting Gibraltar for one afternoon. For those of you who don’t know, Gibraltar is a small piece of land (2.6 square miles […]
Madrid for the Day
Hey everyone!! At the end of February, Mark’s brother, Mike flew to Spain to visit us for a week! Thursday night we took an overnight bus from Sevilla to Madrid and met him there on Friday morning. Although we only had one day / night in Madrid before we flew to Morocco on Saturday, we definitely […]
Everyday Life
Hey everyone! Now that we are both settled together in Alcalá, we thought it would be interesting to share with you a glimpse into our everyday life. Most of our blogs and videos revolve around traveling, but you may be wondering what we do during our everyday work week. Mystery solved. Check out the details […]
Change of Scenery
Hello everyone! I know that it’s been a long time since we’ve written a blog but things have been very hectic for us lately. Let me explain… At the end of January, I left my job in Algeciras and accepted a position in Alcalá de Guadaíra at the school Mark teaches at. Mark’s roommate decided […]
Sunday in Jerez
Hey everyone! Last Sunday, Mark and I were able to take a day trip to meet up in the beautiful city of Jerez. We were lucky enough to have perfect, sunny weather and spent most of our day exploring and eating tapas! Jerez is a popular city in the province of Cadiz that is known […]
Real Alcazar
Hello everybody! A little over a week ago my brother, Matt, was able to visit Amanda and me in Spain and it turned out to be an awesome weekend. We already shared our visit to the Sevilla Cathedral but that was not the only place we adventured to. Another highlight of the weekend was our […]
Sevilla Cathedral
Hey everyone! Last weekend we visited the Sevilla Cathedral and took some great pictures and videos! We were lucky enough to have Mark’s brother (Matt) visiting us, so we were able to explore the Cathedral all together. It is the third largest Cathedral in the world and is definitely a must-see when visiting Sevilla! You […]
