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Billy January 31, 2026 Leave a Comment

South America 2024, Day 1: Santiago, Day 1

Central Santiago

This is it, my 1st day in South America!  I landed in the morning, so it really was my 1st day.  After landing at the airport, I took the airport bus to the subway, then took the subway to my stop.  From there, it was about a 5-minute walk to my B&B.  Before [Read more…]

Filed Under: South America Tagged With: Chile, Christianity, Gay Travel, History, Santiago, South America

Billy July 30, 2025 1 Comment

Spain 2023, Day 9: Madrid, Day 3, Part 1

More Madrid Museums

You may recall that I was supposed to visit 3 museums on Day 6, but I only made it to 2 because the Naval Museum was closed.  I made up for it on Day 9 when I visited the Naval Museum in between my [Read more…]

Filed Under: Iberia Tagged With: Europe, History, Iberia, Madrid, Roman Empire, Spain, UNESCO

Billy July 1, 2025 Leave a Comment

Spain 2023, Day 8: Toledo, Part 2

Toledo Afternoon

Okay, let’s continue exploring the Toledo UNESCO World Heritage Site and get ready to visit what’s probably its most significant site, its cathedral. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Iberia Tagged With: Christianity, Europe, History, Iberia, Spain, Toledo, UNESCO

Billy June 24, 2025 Leave a Comment

Spain 2023, Day 8: Toledo, Part 1

Toledo Morning

Day 8 was a very big day.  It was the day I went to the most popular spot to visit from Madrid:  Toledo.  Although it has a relatively small population today, Toledo was once (or more than once, actually) a very [Read more…]

Filed Under: Iberia Tagged With: Europe, History, Iberia, Islam, Judaism, Roman Empire, Spain, Toledo, UNESCO

Billy June 2, 2025 Leave a Comment

Spain 2023, Day 7: El Escorial

I started off the 2nd half of my 2023 trip to Spain with another day trip from my Madrid and a visit to another UNESCO World Heritage Site.  This time it was to El Escorial, the largest Renaissance building [Read more…]

Filed Under: Iberia Tagged With: El Escorial, Europe, History, Iberia, Spain, UNESCO

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