March 2012

Travel gear for every destination – at Design Sponge Don’t miss these – at Landlopers Google’s April Fools joke is pretty hilarious: http://youtu.be/rznYifPHxDg (P.S. Don’t miss…

Go Dutch And See The City On Two Wheels When you get off the train at Centraal, the first thing you see is bicycles. Kids…

Have A Great Attitude A Buddhist proverb tells the story of a dishonest, selfish man who visited a neighboring city and returned home to report…

Spain’s Royal Palace In Western Madrid No trip to Europe would be complete without a visit to at least one palace. Visiting these larger-than-life residences…

Presidio is Spanish for “Fort” After you take the Cable Car from Union Square to Fisherman’s Wharf with a throng of tourists, you may be disappointed with…

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The Cutest Hotel In Amsterdam Ok, there isn’t an official ballot, but if there ever is, our money would be on t’Hotel. While you are walking…

Sometimes we like our luxury. Hot showers, cold beer the occasional taxi cab. We know we should use public transportation: it’s cheap and environmentally friendly.…

The Story Begins When The Amstel Was Dammed… The Amsterdam Museum should be your first stop on your first visit to Amsterdam. (Note — if you…

Small Restaurant, Big Pancakes Yes, we know it shows up in all of the guidebooks but that should not scare you away. Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs is…

Anglophone’s Paradise in Central Amsterdam Towards the end of your trip to Amsterdam, after a couple of long layovers and train rides, you suddenly find…

We take a lot of photos with our iPhones, and we are loving Camera Awesome – check out the details for yourself. Do you have a…

Study maps and plan your routes before you go We here at L&A are big fans of public transportation. Someone else takes you from where…

Sevilla’s Royal Palace is One-of-a-Kind Forget everything you know about Royal Palaces. Good. The Alcazar of Sevilla is unlike any palace you have been to…

“Let a church so beautiful and so great that those who see it built will think we were mad”. With those words, construction on the…

The photo on the title page of my 11th grade Spanish textbook captivated me. The picture showed a temple of some sort with an array…

They are free and they are heavily advertised. What’s the catch? Redeeming your miles is about as easy as getting a refund from a used…

Stay tuned, we’re working on new posts right now! In the meantime, feast your eyes on this lovely photo from Cordoba.

Great Morning Meal In Sevilla Before the sun gets too hot for coffee, stop by Emperador Trajano for a cup of espresso and some pastry.…

Can you feel it? Spring is in the air! Just thinking about it makes us daydream about Cinque Terre, Italy. Here are some wallpapers to…