December 2, 2016

Hidden Gems: 4 Cryptic Myths Concealed in Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia

Most visitors will be content to gaze agog with jaw wide open at La Sagrada Familia, an architectural feat of unmatched ambition. But if you’re like […]
November 30, 2016

Greater Catalonia: 6 Definitive Day Trips from Barcelona

If you’re looking for some interesting getaways and day trips from Barcelona, the first thing you need to do is get to Barcelona. That’s the easy […]
November 25, 2016

What you never knew about The Shining and German philosophy

In my last travelogue entry, I was marveling over the parallels between life here at the Hotel Catalonia and certain elements in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. […]
November 19, 2016

Plenty of Room at the Hotel Catalonia

It’s that time of the month again. This week we made the move, once more, bringing us to our seventh host and yet another one-of-a-kind location. […]
November 14, 2016

Still Chillin in the Pyrenees

Now that we’ve fallen in love with the Cerdange region, after five weeks on this spectacular plateau where France meets Spain at the top of the […]
November 11, 2016

Election Abroad: Onward into the Unknown

For the last six or eight months, I have to confess, we’ve done a rather poor job of keeping up with current events, world affairs and […]
November 8, 2016

Roadschool: Is Our Children Learning?

This week we celebrated the six-month semi-anniversary of our European road trip and working vacation. We’ve unpacked our luggage in at least seven different guest rooms […]
November 3, 2016

Situated in Cerdanya: On Top Of The World

The world waited, for what seemed like an eternity. And finally good Fortune delivered. The curse was lifted. The seraphim in heaven broke out their harps […]
October 20, 2016

Relocation Station: International Awareness in the French Pyrenees

Perched high on a southwest facing slope in the French Pyrenees, overlooking the hamlet of Osseja and the valley of Cerdanya, our journey has reached a […]