Flamenco
The history of flamenco is complex and fascinating. Many of the details of its development are lost in antiquity, but what is certain is modern flamenco finds its roots in the Roma Gypsy culture of Andalusia in southern Spain. During …
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Photos: Spanish Roadtrip
Spain continues to inspire and amaze us with her long history, so much of which remains intact. About the size and shape of Oregon and Washington combined, Spain is manageable driving-wise. Hopping in the car, we made the long drive …
Living Small
Position: 39° 51′ 24″N 4° 1′ 28″W After two years of living in the same clothes for days on end, our packing for a road trip is efficient to the point of parsimony. Our luggage is 50 euro-cent reusable shopping …
Three New Years and Three Kings
Position: 37° 35′ 49”N 0° 58′ 48”W December 31st, 2017 we were holed up in Charleston, South Carolina, victims of the Polar Vortex, the Arctic cold blast that brought weather “extremes off the scale” to most of the east coast. …
The Costa del Crime
Position: 36° 35′ 49″N 4° 30′ 46″W Spain’s southern coast is better known as the Costa del Sol. England’s relationship with the region is long and colourful. During the 1950s and 60s London’s gang leaders stepped out of the shadows …
Navidad en Cartagena
Position: 37° 35′ 49″N 0° 58′ 48″W Today marks our third Christmas on Aleta. In 2017 we awoke in Swansboro, Carolina del Norte (as we say here), anchored in a river on the Intra-Coastal Waterway. Later in the day we …
Ronda, or Orson and Ernest Fistfight in Heaven
Position: 36° 44′ 26”N 5° 9′ 57”W “You have to see Ronda,” Carol said. “When Tai and I were here a few years ago, we fell in love with the place.” Driving into the city from the east it was …
Córdoba’s Finest
Position: 37° 52′ 45” N 4° 46′ 47” W My instinctual response upon entering Córdoba’s stunning mosque-cathedral was an overwhelming sense of peace. It is late November and the tourists have thinned out to where I easily found a modicum …
Thanksgiving
Position: 36° 48′ 51″N 2° 33′ 40″ W The origin of modern Thanksgiving in America is probably apocryphal. As schoolchildren Americans are taught that the Pilgrims celebrated their deliverance to the New World in harmony with an indigenous people. A …