I bet you’ve visited a place and thought, “I really want to come back here again someday.” And sometimes you make good on the promise and sometimes you don’t. I’ve definitely made it back to some of those places. But others have eluded me. One such destination is Granada, Spain. It was my first trip…
There’s no doubt about it — Belgium is the perfect destination to drink good beer. This country, known as one of the Lowlands (along with Luxembourg and the Netherlands), has tasty beer and a fabulous beer culture. With approximately 180 breweries in the country, Belgium has a style of beer to match your taste buds. But there’s more than…
Italy has 51 UNESCO World Heritage sites. This is more than other country. What is UNESCO? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decides what sites are put onto this list. Countries submit. The organization researches. Then a decision is made. These sites can be cultural or natural. It’s a big deal to be…
Italy. When I say Italy, what do you think of? The ancient Colosseum in Rome? Colorful, crumbling buildings sitting along the canals of Venice? The rolling hills lined with grapevines of Tuscany? Yes. Italy is those things. But it’s so much more. Do you know what I see of when I think of Italy? I…
Today we’re going to Malta. “Where?” you ask. “Malta.” Yup, time for a geography lesson. You know what? I didn’t know a hell of a lot about Malta either. I mean, I had a rough idea of where it’s located, but that was about it. Thankfully, I have a friend who I was able to turn to for some…
If you want to step back in time, a time of the Moors (Arabic people) ruling Spain, then wander your way to the Alhambra. The Alhambra, located in Granada in the Andalucia region of Spain, began as a military fortress. The Alcazaba, as this structure is called, had been around for a while, but it…
