by Papi | Dec 16, 2022 | Malta, Swieqi
Greetings family and friends, Yes, quite literally a midnight run to Malta, the island nation just south of Sicily in the Mediterranean. The flight from Madrid was scheduled to land in Malta at 11:55 pm just shy of the midnight hour, but an hour and half delay put me...
by Papi | Dec 7, 2022 | San Sebastian, Spain
Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Indeed, all good things must come to an end. And yes, that would be the raindrops arriving en masse some three weeks ago. Along with the temperature descending into the nippy zone, the teardrops followed shortly. As in the exchange of...
by Papi | Nov 13, 2022 | San Sebastian, Spain
Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Donostia as known in Basque or San Sebastian as know in Spanish, is still a darling some five years after first having made her acquaintance. As an urban beach destination, she still reigns supreme in my not so subtle opinion. Not only...
by Papi | Nov 8, 2022 | Biarritz, France
Bonjour la famille et les amis, It’s someday and the return of On the Flip Side. Allow me to explain. Early on in the 2010 movie, “Knight and Day”, Tom Cruise’s character tells Cameron Diaz’s character that someday is a dangerous word, a...
by Papi | Jun 4, 2019 | Espinho, Portugal
Boa tarde familia e amigos, V-Ball being volleyball for those wondering. According to Wikipedia, Espinho is the volleyball capital of Portugal. And I believe that to be true as that is THE activity on the beach here. Only saw one net set up, but maybe that’s due...
