Lisbon City Break

You guys. I can't believe I've never been to Lisbon before now. If I could do the last 5 years over again, I would make Lisbon and the surrounding areas an annual trip.It is such a cool city (and I'm not a city girl, y'all!). It's super budget-friendly and most of the restaurants we ate…

Feria [Carriages and Other Happy Things]

During certain hours at Feria, you can pay a fee to ride around the feria grounds in a horse carriage. I'm completely satisfied with watching them all go by and photographing them. On the third day I went to feria, I went to Jerez de la Frontera solo; just me and my camera. It was…

Feria [Guapas]

Here's a new Spanish word for you today. "Guapa". Pronounced like gwa-pa. Easy. Here in southern Spain, it's used all the time. Having three little guapas myself, it's something that we hear frequently. It basically means "cutie" or "pretty girl". Feria is full of guapas in their beautiful feria dresses and I just can't wait…

Feria [Caballos]

You guys. I think I have a problem. Feria is in full swing here in Andalucia and I just went three days in a row. I can't help myself. Feria takes people-watching to a whole different level. And I love people-watching. Especially when it's a beautiful culture and it's a big party and there's rebujitos…

Semana Santa [Palm Sunday]

Down here in Andalusia, Holy Week (Semana Santa) processions are in full swing. Lucky for me, I've been able to have the opportunity to observe this Spanish tradition for a few years now and each year I learn something new about it. Yesterday I left my kids with my husband, grabbed my camera and went…

Sevilla Overnight

Rota and its' surrounding towns are comfortably small, situated right on the coast. There aren't vast amounts of people except for in summer when tourists come to enjoy the beautiful Spanish beaches. Although our area is pretty much a perfect place to be, every now and again I may get the hankerin' for a quick…

10 Reasons Why I Love Living Overseas

I get emails all the time here and there from hundreds of military spouses who are considering making the move overseas. I could go on and on about the positives of overseas life, but let me share my top 10. 10) Disconnecting. In addition to not living in the US, I went without American TV for 4.5…

Cadiz Carnaval Parade [Review]

After much anticipation of Carnaval, I am sad to say that our experience was a huge disappointment. I love Spain and we have had our fair share of beautiful experiences here and our family is forever grateful and blessed. But, you guys... Carnaval was an absolute nightmare. I feel bad for saying it, but it's…

Cadiz Carnaval Parade [Take a Seat]

Out of the 8 years I've lived outside of the United States, one of the worst experiences I've had as a foreigner took place at a parade. I've been boycotting parades ever since, but decided to end the strike all in the name of Carnaval. To make things easier, I decided to pursue reserving seats…

Cadiz By Foot – Purple Route

No matter how many times I've been, Cadiz always seems to draw me back. It's one of the largest cities in our area and it seems to always have something going on and it's never short of things to see. We recently decided to head over to Cadiz and play tourist for an afternoon by…