20 Important Things to Know Before Traveling in Spain [in 2023]
Wondering what you should know before visiting Spain? Then you've come to the right place! A beautiful country full of mouth-watering food, ancient sites, and stunning landscapes, Spain is one of the most culturally rich countries in Europe -- but there are some...
20 Fun and Unique Things to Do in Granada, Spain (by a former tour guide!)
Whether you’re interested in architecture, food, history, or quirky activities, here are the 20 best things to do in Granada, Spain.
The Makings of a Traveller: Musings and Reflections
Musing on a trip to Greece, Italy, and Spain I took in 2009 that opened my eyes to a world of wonder and discovery.
My Top 5 Favorite Travel Moments of 2017
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Here we are, at the end of another year, and I have to say - i'm not where I thought I would be. I mean that in a entirely geographical sense because, spiritually, i'm better than ever. One year ago I was kicking around the idea of...
The Ultimate Spain Playlist
What would Spain be like without music? Without the sounds of gorgeous flamenco wafting out of every open window, without sad folk songs to guide people through the complicated history of the country, or without sitting around a carmen every night in Granada with a...
Taylor On A Trip in Review: April 2017
If I had to pick a word to sum up my last month, it would be "reflection." I moved out of Toronto and spent three weeks with my family in Saskatchewan. I reflected on six-and-a-half years spent in Canada's largest city. I left my family to work at a hostel in Granada,...
Tales from Granada: Why I left early and how I knew it was time to move on
Why I left my volunteering experience in Granada a month early, and what’s next on the agenda!
Stumbling Upon Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Seville
In Spain, when Semana Santa is mentioned, it is rare that it is preceded by the phrase "stumbling upon." I decided to go to Sevilla on, more or less, a whim. I had (somewhat unexpectedly) cut my volunteering time at a Granada hostel down from six weeks to two, and I...
Chasing Picasso in Malaga
I was eight years old the first time I clued into the fact that there was a famous person named Pablo Picasso. The year was 1999, the movie 10 Things I Hate About You had just come out, and my older cousin was sitting on my living room couch watching it as she babysat...
Granada, Spain: First Impressions of the Moorish Jewel
Before I arrived in Granada, everything I knew about the city I learned from Pinterest and Lonely Planet. Needless to say I didn't have a very thorough overview. So when I arrived in Granada in the early afternoon of March 26th, I had my eyes open wide and my ears...