Favorites!!! I’ve really got plenty. And as I’m still working on the plans for my next adventure I thought I might take a schedule of days to share some of my favorite places in pictures that I’ve visited.

The European jaunt started out in Lisbon, Portugal. From there I simply moved west to east spending a bit over a third of my time in Portugal.

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And while I wasn’t gonna include anything from Portugal in my first post of favorite places, I changed my mind because Madeira Island is stuck in my mind!!!!

I found this by fluke when I was originally planning the European trip. It’s an oddity in a way and the way is that it’s located off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean!!!

Another touch of irony is that I lived on Madeira Beach, Florida for a while.

One more thing…..these islands, they are merely the peaks of mountains that extend from the ocean floor.

My Madeira in Pictures….

Off to Spain…..

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Madrid really did a number on my heart. I was tucked away in a cozy hotel room on the edge of everything that was happening……and I was there during the winter holiday season, a bit before Christmas.

I had some rather intimate experiences in Madrid……not like that, I referring to my stay, meeting people and experiencing the culture and cuisine.