All posts tagged Madrid

Reina Sofia
Latest
May 2, 2012, 2 Comments

Located in the heart of Madrid is one of those places you’d be remiss to skip — the palatial Reina Sofia Musuem (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia). The [...]

Daily Wanderlust

Daily Wanderlust: nighttime in Madrid

April 16, 2012, 20 Comments

I love Spain, particularly Madrid. It will be my home one day. I’m a broken record in regards to these two statements. This is the photo I took ...

Real Madrid

The derbi madrileño in Madrid

March 29, 2012, No comments

This is a guest provided by Only Apartments. Madrid is one of Europe’s capitals of football (what we Americans call soccer), and its two biggest ...

Madrid Bull Fighting Protest

Daily Wanderlust: a protest in Madrid

March 9, 2012, 5 Comments

While I dreamed of spending time basking in the sun of the gorgeous Canary Islands, and spending my holidays in Lanzarote, this backpacker girl wasn&# ...

  • The Adventures of D — A Retrospect
    July 4, 2011, 9 Comments

    Oh, my little blog. It’s been around since before I decided to take my career break and travel. It’s been around since I one sleepless October night in Atlanta when, [...]

  • Madrid Metro
    Escape of the Week: Madrid Metro
    April 28, 2011, 6 Comments

    Hi, my name is D and I am in LOVE with Madrid. Sure, there have been plenty of nay-sayers, people who warned me against visiting Madrid, people who said the [...]

  • Some place with a view
    January 19, 2011, 10 Comments

    I sat in the back of Brock’s SUV, looking out into the nighttime desert landscape … flat and black, giving way to the Strip a few miles ahead of us. [...]

  • A backpacker goes shopping
    June 24, 2010, 4 Comments

    I stood in Anthony’s bathroom, looking at myself in the mirror. Same jeans. Same gray T-shirt from Target with doves flying on it. Same old gray fleece. Same hiking shoes. [...]

  • Home?
    June 22, 2010, 18 Comments

    I traded rainy and cold Belgium for sunny and magnificent Spain around noon the day after leaving Amsterdam (about the same time I regained my sanity). Only, when I arrived [...]

  • A BRIEF intermission: Chasing spring … two months in
    May 7, 2010, 8 Comments

    A year ago, when I lived in Atlanta, I remember marveling at the city's sheer gorgeousness with the changing of the season. The pink flowers that would sprout from the winding trees. The bright green grass that would pop up overnight. The l ...

  • Monfrague 462
    Day tripping from Madrid
    April 19, 2010, 2 Comments

    Madrid is nearly dead smack in the middle of Spain, so naturally, day trips from the capital are easy both in terms of closeness and bus/train schedules. There are two [...]

  • A love affair with Madrid
    April 14, 2010, 19 Comments

    I hadn't expected to fall in love with Madrid. Many travelers I talked to said Madrid was "just another city" and "not safe." Yes, Madrid is "just another city" and, like any city, it isn't always safe. But, I was fortunate enough to have ...