Jamie and I just volunteered for the first time in Spain. Woohoo! We’ve been waiting for our Spanish to reach that “good enough” level and guess what? It hasn’t. So, …
Five Days on Two Wheels in Emilia Romagna, Italy
View PostFalling in Love with Ferrara
Ferrara was to be the beginning of a five-day, self organized cycle journey through the Po Delta Regional Park. We spent so much time focusing on planning the cycling, we …
A Couple of Days in Bologna
We kicked off our cycle tour of the Emilia-Romagna region from Bologna because, well, that’s where the plane landed. But, before we grabbed our bicycles and hit the road we …
A Friendly English/Spanish Conversation Group with Maria Hidalgo
One of the reasons we decided to live in Spain was to meet new people and learn the language. One way to do that, we thought, was to participate in …
How to Get a Senior Bus Pass in Valencia
We live car-free here in Valencia. The city is so compact we tend to walk almost everywhere we go. But in the hot weather or when heading to the airport, …
A Few Days in Porto
We went to Portugal to experience the Douro Valley and to learn about the process of creating the fine Port wines of the region. So, despite our usual attempt to …
Provesende and the Douro Valley in Spring
View PostShort Trips from Valencia: Zaragoza by Train
The towers and domes of Basílica del Pilar beside the Ebro River. Zaragoza, capital of the old kingdom of Aragón, I love the name. Say it with a bit of …
Day Trippin’ and More: Destination Teruel
During our first experience of Las Fallas, Valencia’s multi-week spring celebration, we exposed our pets to more than enough fireworks for a lifetime. This year the whole family, Lizzie dog, …
How I Spent My First Ever Yoga Retreat at Yoga Sutra Shala
I’ve wanted to go on a yoga retreat for years but never got around to it. Recently I started to have the feeling that a rigorous week-long retreat just might …
Day Trippin’ – Destination Requena
After spending sunny January days roaming the streets of Valencia, Susan was ready to get out of town for a day. I had no objection, so we hopped aboard the …
Using Our Tarjetas Doradas on Cercanias Trains
Shortly after we arrived in Spain we discovered the Tarjeta Dorada, or Gold Card, that provides reduced fares on Spanish trains for those over 60 or the disabled. We purchased …
Flipo en Verde – A Zero Waste Shop in Valencia
During our first months in Spain, we struggled just to find certain products. Our language skills weren’t very good, so some days even the grocery store seemed mysterious. Our primary …
How to Get Your Spanish Non-Lucrative Visa – February 2019 Update
Susan and I got our non-lucrative Spanish visas back in June of 2017. Our blog post about How We Got Our Non-Lucrative Visa Application Right has proven to be our …