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Two Parks in Western Madrid Madrid is hot. Spain is hot.  Folks will tell you it is a dry heat, so that means if you…

Hoppy Easter! Thanks for reading our blog – hope you all have a wonderful day, and drink lots of hoppy beer!  

Links We Love: Vol 23 Here’s a drool worthy write-up of one of our favorite restaurants in Madison – The Old Fashioned. Cool Maps of Papua New…

Delicious Sandwich Shop in Central Amsterdam When I was a kid, I came home for lunch every day. I did this all throughout elementary school.…

Take Good Care of Your Feet When you are traveling, you will probably be relying on your feet more than you do at home. Without…

Spend A Relaxing Day In Sevilla’s Central Park In America, weekends have become somehow busier than weekdays. We cram a whole week’s worth of errands into Saturday and…

San Francisco’s Piers Offer Something for Everyone And we mean everyone. With all there is to do here, Fisherman’s Wharf is jam-packed with shoppers, diners,…

Tiptoe through the tulips at the Keukenhof in Lisse, Holland with these wallpapers for your Facebook cover photo, iPhone, iPad, and computer! [download id=”36″ format…

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…