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May 7, 2019May 9, 2019shanntasticfiles

Setenil de las Bodegas

This is a space where the cliffs and the houses have made their marriage for a good many years and it was a masterful process, a lesson not in eroding but in fitting. 

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September 9, 2018February 22, 2019shanntasticfiles

When you have 4 weeks to spend in Spain

…why not spend most of that in Andalusia? See what ideas we cooked up when a friend visited us for four weeks.

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September 4, 2018February 4, 2019shanntasticfiles

Walking the Via Verde de la Sierra (eastern half)

We approached the Vía Verde de la Sierra on two different mornings for two different nature walks with our dog and toddler. It was hot and dry at the end of summer, but the views were still impactful.

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July 13, 2018February 4, 2019shanntasticfiles

The most complicated trip: Spain and Greece

Two nights in Barca (nicknames because we know each other now), seven (?) in Greece (it still confuses me), and I think three in Madrid. I will never plan such a crazy, convoluted vacay again. May you be just as inspired by our madness.

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June 20, 2018September 27, 2018shanntasticfiles

Gracias, Grazalema.

Perhaps it was just that those village dwellers of a millenia ago prayed louder for rainfall than all the rest. Or perhaps the clouds, once knowing the way, became familiar with and enjoyed holidaying there among the smooth white walls as much as the tourists.

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May 21, 2018September 27, 2018shanntasticfiles

Iznájar, La Rambla, y Córdoba: a Mother’s Day Weekend road trip

Excerpt from travel log: Saturday, 6:00 pm: Back at the parking garage, oh what fun, 10% battery left and Cody’s data isn’t working. No car charger. James is gettin’ fussy. Time for a nap and chance to stretch out… if we ever make it back to the hotel.

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April 3, 2018August 25, 2018shanntasticfiles

Roadtrip to Mérida and Almendralejo

It’s difficult to imagine this tall structure, complete with columns, stage, statues, and seats, entombed by earth.

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February 5, 2018August 25, 2018shanntasticfiles

Ruins for the weekend: Baelo Claudio and Tarifa

Thanks to ongoing excavations and a mission to open the ancient world to the public, visiting these hobs of history is like walking through a 1000 year old veil.

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July 18, 2017August 25, 2018shanntasticfiles

Ronda…coming full circle

Daytrips are for short term attachments. Staying overnight in a city is when one really falls in love.

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July 10, 2017August 25, 2018shanntasticfiles

Sevilla, on a whim

And now, like in all good travel stories, we were running dangerously low on time. And, like in all good travel stories, we took the opportunity to negotiate in a language we had no business pretending to speak.

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