Córdoba, España

I finished the major tourist sports in Sevilla and ate my fill of paella in just over a day and two nights.  So on Puja’s advice, I took a rapide train to see the Great Mosque at Córdoba (La Mezquita).

A little background.  I love mosque architecture, despite its seeming connection to indigenous Arab culture. [...]

Granada, España

I came here with my friends Sara & Casey.  Most of my travel is cathartic and done solo so travelling with friends was actually a rare treat for me.

We had a h*lluva time getting to the main attraction in Granada – the huge Moorish complex know as La Alhambra.  We kept going in the [...]

Sevilla, España

Invariably wherever I go, one of my evaulations is whether I feel I could live there, if only for a year or tow or more.  So far in Europe, only Malta would be a ‘one year’ decision.  Amsterdam, Roma – no.  But I feel at ease in southern España.  Like much of trible’ yet cosmopolitan [...]