So…Scott and I are very seriously contemplating a trip to Spain over the holidays. We had a discussion a few weeks ago in which I said something along the lines of “You may have traveled all over the place, but I think you forget that I really haven’t been anywhere.” I didn’t mean to offend him, but I think it struck a chord with him, and he suddenly began researching potential trips for us to take. We found some really cheap flights to Spain and we think we can get a place to stay for around $50/night. If we stayed 8-10 days, we could make it happen, financially. We would have to cut back on our spending from now until about April or May, but I think we can wing that. This morning I told him that we need to make our final decision by Oct. 27th, simply because we can’t keep waffling, and he will need to renew his passport in order for us to go (mine’s good for another 6 years).
I’m excited because it means that we’re taking a trip to somewhere I’ve never been and somewhere we’ve never been together. This seems like too good of an opportunity to pass up.
ETA: WE’RE GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Dec 13-24)
Woot! I HAVE A DATE TOO!!!
You GEAUX girl!!!!
Be mindful; There is a huge backlog of passport applications ever since the government changed the rules of not needing passports to get back in from Canada and Mexico. My parents ordered their passports early this summer and it took about 10 weeks to get it in the mail.
Ooooh…did they get expedited processing?
I don’t know, but it might not be a bad idea.
Spain is amazing! Where are you thinking of staying? Eat some paella for me!!!
We’ll be in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, and Granada.
I loooove paella, though it will need to be a veggie paella.
AGH! Add Toledo and you’ve got my top 5. All of those places are incredible! And veggie paella is actually very popular… and damn good…
Just now reading this (haven’t had internet for a week…)…
but wanted to say “yay”. Sounds like a wonderful trip!
Thanks! Hope your internet problems are at an end!
He just needs to renew his passport, but unfortunately is unable to find it. In either case, we’ll definitely apply for expedited.
Apparently, the passport backlog has cleared up somewhat, but it’s going to get crazy again soon because the State Department is adding another passport requirement. My sister waited until the last possible minute to get her passport for Paris in March, but it still came within 6-8 weeks.
That sounds like such a fun trip!
Oh, that’s good to know. Regardless, I’m going to make him get on it very, very soon.
I hope it will be fun. I’m really excited!
We won’t really have the time to go to Toledo, though I’ve heard good things about it.
We’re looking forward to all of the food there. In honor of the trip, I made tapas tonight (queso de cabra, patatas bravas, and garbanzos con espinacas). Any other advice you may have would be so appreciated! (You can e-mail me: hsmechler@gmail.com)