MAPS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Planning My Trip to Spain And Portugal

To wander around Spain and Portugal absorbing the culture and fabulous cuisine of these two historic and laid back countries has long been on my bucket list. So on August 2 next I fly off to Barcelona from Brisbane, Australia, on Qatar Airways via Doha. I will spend five days in this graceful city on the Mediterranean Sea before heading south along the coast, staying two or three days in various towns and cities before making my way up to Madrid from where I shall fly on to Lisbon. After five days in the Portuguese capital I shall criss-cross Portugal in a northerly direction before ending up back in Spain at Santiago de Compostella. Finally I'll make my indolent way back to Barcelona by way of northern and central Spain, visiting such exciting Basque towns as Pamplona and Bilbao along the way. Except for the occasional boutique hotel, such as the gorgeous "Sacristia de Santa Ana" in Seville, I will be staying at apartments and family homes courtesy of Airbnb and expect my Iberian adventure to take two months or so. I'll update the blog on my arrival in Spain.

                                                    The young chap at Niagara Falls