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Barcelona – Christine’s fabourite place in Spain

Posted on October 12, 2026 by marilyn

BARCELONA, SPAIN – 7-12 October 2026 I have to say, if you were to pick one city in Spain to visit, I’d highly recommend Barcelona. We arrived on Wednesday evening and our luggage arrived on the same flight (although we … Continue reading →

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A deep dive into Gaudi

Posted on October 8, 2026 by marilyn

BARCELONA, SPAIN – 8 October 2026 Ally (Christine’s travel agent) had booked us into a tour with a guide for the first day in Barcelona (in the Catalan province). Our guide Carmen was excellent.  I had no idea where we … Continue reading →

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Finding the silver lining

Posted on October 6, 2026 by marilyn

LANZAROTE, CANARY ISLANDS – 4 – 6/10/26 After yesterday’s 5-star tour, we’ve got some pretty high expectations for the next trip.  For some unknown reason, I thought we would be taking a ferry ride and there would only be the … Continue reading →

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Back on track and loving it!

Posted on October 3, 2026 by marilyn

LANZAROTE, CANARY ISLANDS  – 3 October 2026 After our first “commercial” tourist tour we’ve voted that Christine has outdone herself. That bloody car can stay in the driveway forever for all we care.  At 8.30am we walk down to the … Continue reading →

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Next Level Shemozzle

Posted on September 29, 2026 by marilyn

LANZAROTE, CANARY ISLANDS – 29/9/26 – 2/10/26 It didn’t start out well, luggage not arriving, hire car without Sat Nav that couldn’t be used, no luggage on day 2, getting lost on day 2, 1 bag still missing on day … Continue reading →

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