Bold Plans

- e-mail on Feb. 3, 2019

I will take a bus from Seville, Spain to a beach town in the Algarve, then rent a car for three days and see as much as possible. After that, I will take a bus or train to Lisbon to conclude the trip. Will likely only take one day trip from Lisbon .....to Sintra. Porto is too far north of Lisbon, and really would require 3-4 more days. Itinerary I am favoring: Granada, Malaga (includes day trip to Ronda), Tangier (Mor), Seville (with a couple of day trips), then Portugal. Also added a Rick Steve travel video of Andalusia down below. I could see even doing a couple of moderate hikes. Definitely soaking in the Arab spas in Granada, and probably getting a few relaxing massages along the journey. Spanish beaches near Malaga and all along the Algarve in Portugal are at a very minimum topless, which is far from the modest customs of Panama City Beach and Hilton Head. lol

 

Bird's Eye Chilies

A cousin told me about the Bamboo Industry in Alabama.  She also told me about a friend who was growing olives on a farm north of Henry County (AL).

I responded by sharing something I learned about spicy food in Thailand.

And the hottest pepper in Thailand, so popular in their cuisine for centuries, was introduced by Spanish maritime traders who had "discovered" this spicy delicacy in Mexico! (2012)

Click here to learn more.

Although I said Spanish, it might be more correct to say Portuguese.

1506

Lisbon Massacre

Click here to learn more about the film 1506.

Traveling has been my best education.  I learned about this horrific event while on a walking tour in Lisbon.