April 5th, 2018 by Tom Smith

Travel in Spain is first of all, easy!  The train can take you to most places in the country easily and fast.  However there are special places where you just need a car.  Extremadura is one of those places.  This would be a place you could visit on your way to Cordoba/Seville/Granada.   Extremadura is a […]

April 5th, 2018 by Tom Smith

Here continues the story of a wonderful trip to Spain this winter.  From Barcelona I flew to Madrid.  A word about the airports here.  Barcelona’s airport is wonderful.  New, clean, slick and easy.  You can take the train into town or the bus.  And it is very close to the center of Barcelona.  I also […]

April 5th, 2018 by Tom Smith

Because I know it and I know Spain.  I am a Certified Specialist with the Spanish National Tourist Office, a Certified Specialist for UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Cities of Spain, a Certified Specialist with the Catalan Tourism Board and several other specialist certifications in Spain.  So I have a wealth of experience and knowledge […]

April 5th, 2018 by Tom Smith

Tom’s Travelogue Part 1:  Spain in the off-season Dear Travelers, Here is Part 1 of my travelogue from Spain.  I spent the month of December from the North to the South in this amazing country. This was a very special trip to Spain this December.  I have always liked to travel and explore since I was […]

April 4th, 2018 by Tom Smith

Here’s a fact seldom discussed when the topic of travel agents arises.  When the airlines began cutting commissions to travel agents in the mid-90?s, the real problem wasn’t commissions. No, the airlines had another reason for wanting travel agents out of the picture. Travel agents told clients how to obtain the lowest fare.  Call American […]