Nancy’s cousin Kathleen - a faithful follower on our blog - added a comment to our first visit to Barcelona and mentioned a former colleague who was living in Valencia - “should you be headed in that direction”. Little did she know that her introducing us to Hop and Douglas would prove to be one of the highlights of our visit there. They were full of excellent suggestions for restaurants and sites, and they introduced us to a number of US expats who created a sense of community that we had been missing as we journeyed mostly alone. Some of these folks were veteran travelers who’d been to many places, yet they were unanimous that Valencia was the best - “Shh...don’t tell too many people our secret”. One of those happy expats was Dan who graciously invited us to his home for night of tapas and cocktails, and again for a "down-home American meatloaf dinner". Dan was great company and full of enthusiasm about his adopted home of Valencia. At his urging, we enjoyed a fabulous Paella class that added this truly Valencian specialty to our regular meal repertoire.
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travel buddiesIn the spirit of "Meet Us Anywhere", we encouraged our family and friends to let us know when they might be near us on our travels. We made every effort to meet up!
Here are some folks who took us up on the offer! |