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Transatlantic — Rainy Day in Nassau, Bahamas

T‘was a Dark and Story Night. Oh, wait. Wrong novel. Snoopy wrote that one. This is Nassau Cruise Port, Bahamas, and T’was a Cloudy and Rainy Day. As such there won’t be a lot of photos this week, but I’ve presented the Bahamas to you before. It just wasn’t Nassau, but rather Half Moon Cay (Part 1, Part 2, and Fun Photo Friday).

Nassau Cruise Port

Because of the dearth of photos from this stop, this week will feature a Fun Food Friday restaurant review (hope you like conch) rather tha...

Fun Photo Friday — Málaga and Mijas favorites Part 3

Laundry Day

Today we say goodbye to Mijas, head back to Málaga, and jump aboard Harmony of the Seas for a spectacular farewell sunset at sea. Next week I’ll show you our final Harmony destination before reaching Florida. Until then, enjoy:

Hilly Streets of Mijas Mijas Whitewash and Subtropical Green Mijas Flowerpots La Farola de Málaga (The Lighthouse of Málaga) Málaga Sunset

Will Russia use Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine?

A little friendly competition between Kim Jong-un and Vlad “Tepes” Putin

WILL RUSSIA USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST UKRAINE?
(Why not? Vlad “Tepes” Putin has used them before!)

Back during the previous Cold War I had the honor of serving with NATO forces in our standoff against vastly superior Warsaw Pact forces. We understood that in the event of war we would be overrun. Indeed, we were told that our mission was to merely attempt to hold out for 72 hours to give U.S.-based forces sufficient...

Transatlantic — Mijas Green

While Mijas is awash in whitewash, I’ve also mentioned that it’s walls are adorned with color everywhere you turn. Today we’re going to highlight the color by looking at the lush green spaces all over town. And while I mean for the most part vegetation when I mention green space, that’s not to say there aren’t splashes of manmade green as well. Take, for example, this splash of green at a typical Mijas café scene:

A little manmade green in Mijas

So, for today, let’s enjoy the floral na...

Transatlantic — Mijas Sights

This week I’ll be highlighting views of Mijas, with today concentrating on what you can expect in the way of streets and buildings. Wednesday will focus on green spaces and floral decorations. Friday will be the third and final installment of Mijas Fun Photo Friday favorites. After that we catch Harmony of the Seas and start heading west to Nassau, Bahamas.

Mijas location sign

European Cafés always make for great street scenery. Café Bar Porras on Plaza de la Libertad is directly acros...

Fun Photo Friday — Málaga and Mijas favorites Part 3

Calle del Pilar

Time for Part 3 of my four-part Fun Photo Friday series on Málaga and Mijas. Before I display a gallery of photos, however, I want to point out one sight that overlooks Mijas. This is the Ermita del Calvario (Calvary Hermitage):

Ermita del Calvario

Now for today’s gallery/slide show of Mijas favorites:

Transatlantic — Mijas Contemporary Art Centre; Hello, Dali

Ursula had a destination she wanted to visit on our walk along Calle Málaga. And since I’m a huge fan of Salvador Dalí, I was anxious to see the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (Center of Contemporary Art — CAC) as well. Of course, it wouldn’t be a museum for modern art if, in Spain, you weren’t greeted by the master himself, Mr. Pablo Picasso:

Pablo Picasso greets you at the door

Most of the pieces here are not originals. Indeed, we have a few Salvador Dalí pieces ourselves, with origina...

To Hell with Russia — No more travel articles on Russian destinations

A quick note that I am in the process of removing from this blog all past published articles on travel to Russian destinations. This will take some time, so please bear with me. These articles will not be returning, either. At least not until the Russian people depose the murderous thug Vladimir Putin, and then hand him over to international authorities for trial. Until the Russian people take collective responsibility for installing to power this murderous psychopath, they deserve whatever befa...

Transatlantic — Mijas Street Scenes

The photos you are viewing in this series on Mijas and Málaga were taken on 3 November 2021. And today I’m going to concentrate on images taken whilst roaming streets of the old portion of Mijas. Mijas is just a really fun town to photograph, as the whitewashed buildings offer up a nice canvas for the occasional splash of color against the walls, or the bright greens or the surrounding hills.

“Street Light”

We’ll begin where we left off last week, near the bullring. Heading north on Pl...

Fun Photo Friday — Málaga and Mijas favorites Part 2

Mijas, Spain

Time to this week’s Fun Photo Friday favorites of Mijas, Spain: