I discovered a way to save some money by booking the same tour myself without paying the surcharge from the official site. In this post I've outlined step-by-step how you, too, can DIY the Norway in a Nutshell tour.…
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DAY 12 Drive from Granada to Ronda with stopover in Antequera For our fifth and final leg of the trip, we were headed west to explore some of Andalusia’s famous Pueblos Blancos, or White Villages. We would spend the…
DAY 10 Train from Cordoba to Granada We arrived to Granada a bit later than expected thanks to our mishap earlier in the day. Our train got in around Luna’s bedtime, so we beelined it for the Airbnb and…
DAY 7 Train to Seville and some R&R We maximized our time at the hotel before having to check out and make our way onward to the next destination of the trip. With a little more time to kill…
DAY 5 Train ride and the impressive Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba We checked out of our Airbnb in Madrid and made our way to Central Station to catch a train to our next destination of the trip, Córdoba. Spain has…
DAY 1 Retiro Park’s Palacio de Cristal and Rose Garden We arrived in Madrid the day before and checked into our Airbnb in the Sol neighborhood, just a stone’s throw away from bustling Puerta del Sol. We chose this…
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Discovering Spain: A 2-Week Family Adventure through Madrid and Andalusia
After our daughter Luna was born, I started doing research on what it’s like to travel with babies and discovered that (surprisingly) the newborn phase is actually considered one of the easier times to travel with little ones. Excited…
DAY 11 Ferry to Santorini & Kamari Beach Our final ferry of the trip departed Milos around 10:30am and arrive two hours later in Santorini. Arriving by ferry to Santorini is an experience in itself — I’d visited the…
DAY 7 Agios Georgios on Naxos and ferry to Milos We spent our last moment on Naxos relaxing on island’s most popular beach, Agios Georgios. We strolled the beach until we found an unclaimed umbrella and chairs to rent.…
DAY 4 Ferry and Sunset at the Villa The majority of day 4 was spent in transit from Athens to our first island stop, Naxos. The Cyclades are a good distance southeast of the capital city — even a…