Marbella – 6.18 and Madrid – 6.19

We had a short stopover in Marbella, where we basically did nothing except marvel at all the grand resorts, large mansions, and manicured golf courses. We stayed at a resort with a nice pool where we lounged for a few hours and then dined in the old center at a quaint Italian restaurant.The next morning […]

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Sevilla, Spain – 6.15 to 6.17

Wednesday night we headed out for a night on the town – a flamenco show followed by dinner. The flamenco show was very intimate, one guitarist, one singer, and one dancer on a small stage. The dancing was terrific – the way the dancer moved her feet so fast to compliment the beat the guitarist […]

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Random Observations

1. Women is Spain are either not friendly at all, not friendly to Americans or not friendly specifically to Chris and Val. 2. Here is a list of universal words between English, French, Spanish and Portuguese: plaza, hotel, pizza, kebab and marijuana. 3. Food in Seville is extremely salty. 4. Contract Killer is a fun […]

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Almada, Portugal – 6.14 and Sevilla, Spain – 6.15

Sorry for the lack of posting the past few days – hasn’t been too much to write about. We spent a day and two nights at Costa Caprica in Almada, Portugal – it’s a sleepy little beach town and all we did was sit by the pool. Since it was our first day spent sitting […]

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Porto, Lisbon & Sintra – 6.12 to 6.13

Sunday morning, we checked out of our hotel and headed to the old center of Porto to find a monument which Lonely Planet said was worth a 225 step climb for panoramic views of the city. We couldn’t find it, but marveled at the beautiful old city as we drove around. The architecture is stunning, […]

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Techno Gear List

1. Apple Suite – 1 iPad, 1 iPod, 1 iPhone + power cord 2. Hardcore Computing – 1 Dell + mouse + power cord 3. eBooks – 1 Kindle + power cord 4. Memory – 1 300gb external drive + USB cable, 1 8gb thumb-drive, 2 16gb SD cards 5. Local Phones – 1 US […]

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