The first week in Johannesburg we spent living out of a hotel. We took a week to get our bearings, view a few Airbnbs and get to know specific areas that seemed like a good fit for us. We...
First Impressions of Johannesburg
We’ve been in South Africa for just over a week and we are still wrapping our heads around being here. Today one of the girls reminded me about the day Panama public school was closed because of a swarm of...
Greetings From South Africa
We are here! We have arrived! We are happily tucked into our hotel (corporate housing) in South Africa after a 30-hour travel day. The day itself was not without it’s trials and tribulations. I could write a whole blog...
Spain Happy and Crappy
Sometimes people ask “Did you like Spain? Should we go there?” and it’s always so hard to answer. It’s hard to separate the experiences we had there from the country itself. And just because we like something doesn’t mean...
(Not a post about) Food From Spain
Hello from Haley. I didn’t expect the “Food From [Country]” blog posts to be a thing. I didn’t expect you to like it as much as you did. So, after considerable hesitation, I’ve decided to do this again. I...
Granada: Alhambra
We barely had time to do laundry from our Portugal trip when we were on the road again to see Granada. It’s only a 90 minute drive, but we made it into a weekend. Alhambra has a bit of a...
Spain Hearts Ham
Haley will be posting a blog post all about food in Spain shortly, but the topic of ham deserved a post all of it’s own. One of the first things we noticed when we arrived in Spain is all...
Flamenco: Angry Tap Dancing
We went to a Flamenco dance show in Granada recently. Let me open this segment with a caveat. This is OUR opinion… it should not be construed as fact. Flamenco, for us, was one of those experiences that you...
Cork Factory Tour in Portugal
As we were leaving Portugal to return to our “home for the moment” in Spain, we passed through the southern region which is well known for it’s cork trees. Portugal supplies the world with over 50% of the cork...