• weekly recap #16 – albufeira & porto

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. albufeira (airbnb, 4 nights), porto (airbnb, baixa, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. flor dos congregados.  restaurant has been open for 100+ years and still run by the latest…

  • Many Pieces of Gaudi

    We had time to see two other architectural works of Gaudi while in Barcelona. Both were commissioned by Eusebi Guell, a wealthy Spanish industrial tycoon. Guell Palace Mansion located in the El Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona. We walked by and…

  • museums in madrid – the prado & reina-sofia

    since the weather wasn’t on our side, we opted to spend most of another one of our rainy days inside the friendly confines of some museums.  there’s a trio of museums in the span of a few blocks and if…

  • technical difficulties in spain

    so over our 12 days in spain, we’ve had to make a few adjustments from life in asia.  nothing groundbreaking but these were some of the things we’ve noticed on a daily basis.  keep in mind that neither of us…

  • first 24 hours in albufeira

    jojo: what do i like? -small town with multiple beaches that are quite accessible by car or foot -accomodations and food are a tad cheaper than we’ve been used to lately especially since hong kong -high 20s for temperature and…

  • chocolate con churros

    we spent a week saying no to churros in korea, of all places, and set foot to try out this local dish so the last time i’ve had a churro was at taco bell about 20 years ago, a far…

  • a rainy, down day to catch up in madrid

    we had a rough go in barcelona and were beyond overjoyed when we set foot into our madrid digs.  everything looked so… soft, we just wanted to settle in and sleep the rain away.  we had a lot to catch…

  • first 24 hours in sevilla

    jojo: what do i like? -busy, busy, busy.  getting dropped off across our airbnb felt like we were getting plopped in the middle of a shark tank.  the city is smaller than madrid but i suppose that since it’s more…

  • value lunches – discovering the menu dias in spain

    my limited knowledge of spanish culture has lead me to believe that they eat tapas for every meal.  idiotic and ignorant but that’s me most of the times.  it was a glorious discovery to find out that there are many…