Destination: Aveiro, Portugal

The same day that we made our day trip to Sintra, the assistante and I took the train back to Lisbon, where we were to transfer over to another train to take to our next destination in Portugal. We'd taken the 14h41 train, arriving in the Rossio train station, and needed to go across town to the … Continue reading Destination: Aveiro, Portugal

Destination: Lisbon, Portugal (Part 1)

Lisbon captured my heart as soon as I stepped off that airplane and made my way into its city center. To this day, it remains one of my favorite places to have ever visited in Europe, and it surprises me that not too many people whom I know outside of traveling would consider it a … Continue reading Destination: Lisbon, Portugal (Part 1)

Destination: Barcelona, Spain (Part 1)

Towards the end of my first week of vacances d'hiver last year as an assistante, I headed over to warmer climates as means of escaping the Normandy cold. After a few days in the southwest of France (namely, Bordeaux, Pau, and Toulouse), I hopped over the France-Spain border to make my way to the latter country, for even more … Continue reading Destination: Barcelona, Spain (Part 1)

Destination: Ronda & Marbella, Spain

Once our two nights in Seville were up, my family and I packed our bags once more and headed out of the city with our tour group to our next destination in the Andalusian region. We were heading even more south, down to the Spanish coast to see the towns of Ronda and Marbella. After … Continue reading Destination: Ronda & Marbella, Spain