This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Daily Drop Pro (now $30 off!) Hello Reader, Kris with the classic "agua de Valencia" made with Spain's Cava sparkling wine and fresh squeezed Valencia orange juice. ✈️ Where in the World? These last days of April are the between times, a sort of limbo. It’s neither winter nor summer and barely spring. We think of spring cleaning but aren’t yet inspired. Potential frosty nights mean it’s still not safe to plant the garden. The wind and chill keep...
16 days ago • 5 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, Valencia oranges, with a lemon or two thrown in. Only one of a million reasons to visit Valencia. 🧭 Where in the World? We're here at home in Minnesota, doing more than our usual due diligence on a couple of upcoming trips to Europe. Given that the dollar has lost about 10 percent of its purchasing power in the last couple of weeks vs. the Euro, researching lower priced hotels and securing bookings before...
25 days ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, There are two seasons in Minnesota: winter and road construction. 🧭 Where in the World? Greetings from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, where major road construction season has begun. Despite the closing of the main Interstate highway connecting Minneapolis with St. Paul over the weekend, 25,000 people made their way to the State Capitol for Hands Off demonstrations. We hope others, like us, took the...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, 🧭 Where in the World? As you read this, we're about to head home after three weeks in Valencia, Spain. We'd been to Valencia several years ago, but only for a couple of days, and when not much special was going on. This time, we coordinated our visit with the famous Fallas Festival, and also made time to see some wonderful museums and eat paella at least four times. A more comprehensive post on Valencia will...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, We upped our paella game at an excellent cooking class at Cocina Club Valencia 🧭 Where in the World? We’re so busy seeing things here in Valencia, Spain, that we’ve barely had a chance to upload photos! The dust (and ashes) of the monumental Fallas celebration have settled, and we’re lucky enough to stay on in Valencia for another week to report on the more normal, everyday experiences in this city. Those...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, A detail of one of the massive artistic sculptures – called Fallas – that will be burned tonight as part of the giant festival in Valencia. 🧭 Where in the World? Greetings from Valencia, Spain. We’re in the midst of Valencia’s annual Fallas festival. The five-day celebration is centered around 800 fantastic Fallas structures built by some 400 local clubs. In preparation for the final night’s burning of all...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, 🧭 Where in the World? We're taking off tomorrow for Madrid for a couple days and then on to Valencia, Spain, for the iconic Fallas Festival, which we wrote about here a couple months ago. We're of course looking forward to the Fallas mayhem, but also to the paella classes we'll be taking. (Valencia is the home of paella.) What we learn about both will be forthcoming soon. We especially love food tours....
2 months ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, For those of you who joined us for yesterday’s Live Scandinavia Talk with Kris and Tom from Travel Past 50, thank you so much for your time. For those that weren’t able to join, no need to worry – we have all of the information you need below! Here is a link to the meeting recording: Meeting Link You'll also need this passcode to watch the recording: g9%eYgm4 You can view the tour itinerary via this link: Scandinavia with Kris & Tom of TravelPast50 Please reach out if you are...
2 months ago • 2 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, Just over the border from Sweden into Norway on the St. Olav's Way pilgrimage. 🧭 Where in the World? Have you ever considered walking the Camino de Santiago, the famous pilgrimage route across Spain to Santiago de Compostela? There are, in fact, a lot of other pilgrimage routes in Europe that you might be interested in. • Saint Olav’s Way, also known as Pilegrimsleden, crosses Sweden and Norway from the...
2 months ago • 4 min read