July 2, 2009: We started out our day with chocolate y churros (3.5 Euros) in Plaza Mayor. It wasn’t nearly as good as I had hoped (I actually prefer the churros at Costco), but I had to at least try it once. We spent the morning pondering the masterpieces at the Prado Museum. I even […]
June 30, 2009: When we arrived in Madrid that evening we were exhausted, after an early start and two bus rides that day, and it was hot! From the transportation hub where we were dropped off we managed to get directions to take the subway to the area that our hotel was in. Down the
June 28, 2009: We returned to Seville as a meeting point with Mariana for our mini excursion to Morocco. In Seville we stayed at the Hostal Dalis, which is centrally located in the old city center and very close to the bus station. The next morning we took the 7:30 AM bus with LineSur from
From Tenerife North to Playa de Las Americas (South) If you are coming to Tenerife (one of the Canary Islands) there are two airports: One in the north and one in the south. From Spain there is a good chance that your flight will land at TCI (the northern airport of the island). But chances
June 19, 2009: The next morning we woke early to catch a bus to the Seville Airport enroute to Tenerife, Spain. To save money we opted to walk again and pull our luggage down the cobble stone streets, again. I really wish we didn’t depart with our huge backpack in Thailand, but we had no
June 18, 2009: We pre-booked our return from Malaga to Seville with the ALSA Bus Company for a 9:00 AM departure. Unfortunately, our Hotel was not within walking distance to the bus station so we had to catch a taxi. Luckily, there wasn’t too much traffic and it only cost us 5.2 euros to the
June 16, 2009: Seville to Malaga by Bus The next morning we took a taxi to the other bus station in Seville, Prado De San Sebastian. If we were familiar with the town we probably would have walked, but were told it was at least a 25 minute walk. The taxi ride only took a
After a wonderful 5 day stay in Lisbon, Portugal with our great host Mariana we headed off to Seville, Spain by bus. As usual we were looking for ways to save money and we had been flying so much lately that we were looking forward to a bus ride to see the beautiful countryside of