Category Archives: Spain

As you may have figured out from our last few blogs, the bad weather in Spain drug us down a bit before a couple of great days of sun and hiking rejuvenated us in beautiful Ronda. We were happy to … Continue reading →

The next stop on the Raffs’ adventure was Ronda, a small town in the white hills.  We arrived in time to enjoy sunshine and warm weather, which was a much-welcomed treat after our days of rain in Sevilla and Tarifa.  … Continue reading →

Tarifa, Spain is known for two things: world-class kite surfing and easy ferry access to Morocco.  Our original plan was to travel from Spain to Morocco for a whirlwind 7-day tour and then head back to France.  After further research, … Continue reading →

Occasionally in our travels, we’ve struck up conversations with Spanish people we’ve met along the way; they usually ask us about New York (Sarah’s on her own with that…I’ve never been!) or San Francisco, although Portland is surprisingly well-known compared … Continue reading →

The next stop on our Spain adventure was Madrid.  We took the super-fast train from Barcelona and arrived 3 hours later to chilly Madrid.  It was time to pull out the puffy jackets and gloves.  Madrid was a bit of … Continue reading →

If we could have kept climbing, I think both Sarah and I would have wanted to stay longer in Greece; we only got a taste of the rest of the country. At the same time, Spain has been high on … Continue reading →