Rambles in and about Andalucia

I’ve been fascinated by Andalucian history for years, where myth and fact blend in a heady mix of Moorish architecture and flamenco music. I’m reading Land of Lost Borders right now, which has a great phrase: “feeling homesick for a country not my own”. I possibly paraphrased that, but it’s a great description of how I felt travelling to Andalucia.

After my first walking tour on vacation in Greece, I knew that was how I wanted to visit Southern Spain.

I arrived in Sevilla, despite an Icela...