Northern Spain: A Pilgrimage and Food Trip

Spain : Salamanca, Zaragoza, San Sebastian, Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid & Cuenca

Winter 2025

Visita Iglesia to the Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen in the old town of Salamanca

(jan, feb-2025)

Travel Journal... Barely made it home to the Philippines for the country's pandemic lockdown last March 2020, then flying outbound from Madrid. And here we are finding ourselves flying back to Madrid post-pandemic 2025 for a third visit. Third visit is the charm, they say. 

Cleared for TakeOff

England : London & Stratford-upon-Avon; Scotland : Edinburgh & Roslin; Portugal : Porto & Lisbon; 

Spain : Madrid

Winter 2020

Globetrotting takes a downturn in the year of the Rat, 2020. Clockwise: Red Telephone Booth, in London;
Rosslyn Chapel in 15th century Midlothian; Tagus river promenade, in Lisbon; NH room balcony, in Madrid.
(jan, feb-2020)

Journal Entry... Barely two weeks to a planned trip, Taal Volcano (Philippines) spews ashes from deep its core forty-three years in the making, causing indefinite flight cancellations. Looming ahead, at the same time, was this threat of a respiratory virus from a neighbouring country. If these were not stop signs, it had me deeply contemplating-- "Am I [still] one who does not back out from an adventure, or is wealth one's health more than these travel destinations of the world?" Got instant reply from this little cardboard cutout of a Gospel verse, when my gaze rested on a safekeeping bowl in the home foyer: "Do not fear. Only believe. - Mark 5:36"

¡Viva Madrid!

Spain : Madrid
Autumn 2011

In the grounds of the Royal Palace at Madrid
(Oct-2011)

Journal Entry... It was in Madrid where I felt that I am in Spain. Atmosphere in the capital was distinctly Spain as I had pictured it to be. It may be centuries old, but the mood in the city is vibrant and energetic as ever.