Spain

A traveler and his wife attempt to break up the monotony of eerily similar days in Spain. The Costa Blanca curves around the town, and on the small beach sheltered…

Inspired by street names in their neighborhood, two travelers go off in search of a Spanish castle and find more than just a crumbling structure. The condition of the dirt…

After a serious knee injury, a traveler confronts her limits on Spain’s most famous pilgrimage. This story is part of our “How Travel Changed Me” series. I have a scar…

As her bus tackles tight roads on a mountain in Spain, a traveler tries to hold back memories of a past trauma that threaten to send her into a tailspin…

A traveler on the Camino de Santiago meets a present-day knight in the first of three finalist stories selected for our 2020 Chance Encounters travel writing competition. I walk and…

Madrid is a languid rush. As in all big cities, people look ahead and walk with purpose. Yet they move slowly. Pedestrians habitually pause in the middle of the street,…