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Malaga, Spain

48 Hours in Malaga, Spain

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Julie

Sometime in the spring or summer of 2021, through Facebook, I became friendly with another woman who was moving from the United States to Spain with her husband and their dog. Though they were moving to Southern Spain, to a city called Malaga, we stayed in touch and became friendly. Nik and I haven’t had…

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Girona

Girona and Costa Brava Tour

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Julie

It only took approximately four months but Nik and I finally took a tour to Girona and Costa Brava. It was a small-group tour through In Out Barcelona Tours and was a great way to get a taste of the area. Costa Brava Costa Brava is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain stretching…

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A Weekend in Platja d’Aro, Costa Brava

Posted on July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 by Julie

A few weeks ago, the three of us left the city for a long weekend at the beach, mostly to avoid the fireworks and bonfires celebrating the Feast of Sant Joan. We settled on a weekend in Platja d’Aro, a cute beach town about 90 minutes north of Barcelona along the Costa Brava. Feast of Sant…

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Flying Lufthansa Business Class

Posted on May 1, 2022January 8, 2023 by Julie

Once we decided that Lufthansa was the airline we wanted to fly to Barcelona, mostly because of their good reviews of flying animals, we decided to treat ourselves to business class seats. For the most part, their flights went through either Frankfurt or Munich, but only Frankfurt flights allow for animals. As we started looking…

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We Made it to Barcelona!

Posted on April 24, 2022January 8, 2023 by Julie

After a year (or so) of researching and planning we finally arrived in Barcelona! Luckily, it was a pretty uneventful trip and Koval the dog was excited when we retrieved him at the BCN airport. (More on the process of flying a dog to come in a later and more detailed post.) Packing and Pairing…

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Day 4 in Madrid

Posted on May 23, 2019September 1, 2021 by Julie

By our last full day in Madrid we had already covered a lot of ground so we chose to sleep in a bit. Well worth it. When we finally started the day, we made our way to Restaurante Botín for lunch. Founded in 1725, it is the oldest restaurant in the world in continuous operation….

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