Category Archives: Spain

BARCELONA is an enchanting seaside metropolis with a rich culture, iconic architecture, and a world-class gastronomical scene that attracts people across Europe and the World. BARCELONA is well and truly “the Paris, the Vienna, the Prague, and the Budapest” of SPAIN, and the pride of the autonomous province of CATALUNYA. The people of Catalunya have […]

The visit to the much acclaimed ALHAMBRA PALACE AND CITADEL, arguably, the finest instantiation of Moorish architecture in the World, was the fulfillment of an aspiration and a bucket list milestone from over a decade! The Alhambra, is perched on a hill between Granada and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Built by Spain’s ruling Moors more […]

For those of us who have seen BEN HUR multiple times, the climax of the horse race in which Juda Ben Hur vanquishes his Roman friend Mesala, thanks to his legendary skills and his horses, has remained etched in our minds! The horses that enabled Ben Hur’s win were thoroughbreds from Andalucia in Spain! Andalucia […]

Wandering “off the beaten track” and taking calculated risks usually pays off huge dividends when it comes to travel in exotic destinations! While most travelers to SPAIN head out to the time tested tourist destinations in the big cities of MADRID, TOLEDO, SEGOVIA, BARCELONA, SEVILLE, and CORDOBA, going to MALAGA on the SPANISH RIVIERA in […]

Christianity and Islam have no peers and little competition in terms of the grandeur, the opulence, and the majesty of their places of worship, which is inspiring similar efforts from Hinduism, Buddhism, Bahaism, and Judaism in recent times. While I have been fortunate and blessed to have worshipped at Christendom’s trinity of the Holiest Shrines […]

“A slice of MONTE CARLO” in the South of Espana – the celebrated beaches of MARBELLA and PUERTO BANUS in the COSTA DEL SOL, ANDALUCIA, SPAIN! MONTE CARLO, the most glamorous city in the French Riviera, officially refers to an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the […]

You cannot leave ARGENTINA without experiencing the magic of their TANGO, you cannot go to CUBA without being infected by the sensuality of their SALSA and CUMBAYA, and you should never leave SPAIN without experiencing the rustic elegance of the FLAMENCO! Evoking passion, temperament and energy, flamenco is one of the most exhilarating art forms […]

‘A Michelin starred Gastronomical Experience to Cherish’ in L’Espana’s Culinary Capital, in SAN SEBASTIAN, the PAYS BASQUE, SPAIN! The BASQUE COUNTRY aka PAYS BASQUE is the name given to the home of the Basque people in the western Pyrenees that straddles the border between France and Spain on the Atlantic coast. Euskal Herria is the […]