Tag Archives: Malaga

Sardines and Sangria

International press trips are highly coveted by those lucky enough to participate. One of the many reasons is the food and drink. Monday night, at a restaurant called El Lirio on the beach at Malaga, Spain I discovered how great grilled sardines can be. Tuesday night it was the El Agua restaurant with an incredible view of the 9th century castle Alhambra, Spain's most visited tourist attraction. Nearly as incredible were the seemingly limitless pitchers of sangria brought to our table. Time was seemingly limitless too as this dinner ran till nearly 1 a.m. Great food and drink, but the hours can be grueling. [Read More]

Time to get rid of my old bag

My primary piece of luggage seems to have more adventures traveling than I do..so it’s probably time I parted with my old bag. When I was in Hungary in February, it decided to stay an extra two days and have who knows what sort of adventures thanks to Malev airlines. Monday, when I arrived in Malaga, Spain, I discovered that my old bag had once again decided to leave me during a brief layover in Paris…it finally caught up to me in Granada, Spain on Tuesday evening after Air Europa tracked it down, about 24 hours after having to rush out and buy a couple days ... [Read More]