2025
January - March: Skiing in the Pyrenees: Four different ski trips during the winter ski season in Aragon, Catalonia, and Andorra.
March - Narbonne & Carcassonne: A weekend getaway with an indulgent gastronomic focus on French cuisine.
April - Fernando Botero: Art Exhibit at Palau Martorell in Barcelona.
2024
March - Skiing in Les Trios Vallées: Escape midweek to the world's largest ski resort in the Savoie region of the French Alps.
March - Skiing in Tignes/Val d'Isère: An abundantly snowy Easter vacation in the French Alps.
May - Mandarin Oriental Barcelona: A delightful brunch at Blanc, located in Barcelona's premier hotel.
May - Béziers: A weekend escape to the Languedoc region in southern France, exploring Béziers, the Canal du Midi, Bouzigues, and Pézenas.
July - InterContinental Barcelona: An indulgent brunch to commemorate a special day.
August - Sardinia & Corsica: Summer vacation on the northern coast of Sardinia and the southern coast of Corsica.
September - Fundació Joan Miró: Open house at one of Barcelona's most popular museums during the annual celebration of La Mercè.
November - Desert Southwest: Autumn getaway to visit a few unforgettable bucket list destinations in Arizona and Southern California.
December - Val Thorens: Ski season inauguration at one of the highest resorts in the French Alps, located in the Savoie region.
December - Portes du Soleil: A magical holiday week of skiing and celebration in the French and Swiss Alps to ring in the new year.
2023
January - Skiing in Val d'Aran: A weekend ski getaway at the Baqueira Beret ski resort and the Freeride World Tour.
February - Skiing in Ordino Arcalis: Ski weekend in Andorra.
March - Rocky Mountains: Winter in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho.
April - Tignes/Val d'Isere: Spring vacation skiing in the French Alps.
April - Diada de Sant Jordi: Barcelona celebrates this romantic holiday in style.
May - Tossa de Mar: An afternoon in the Costa Brava.
May - Temps de Flors: A splendid day spent at the flower show in Girona.
June - Menorca: A long weekend of sightseeing, beaches, and delicious food.
July - Brunch at Hotel Majestic: A delightful gourmet brunch on Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia.
August - Scotland: An epic roadtrip through the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.
December - Austria & Hungary: A winter break in the Alps with skiing in Innsbruck, followed by New Year's Eve celebrations in Salzburg and Vienna, and culminating with a relaxing spa experience in Budapest.
2022
February - Skiing in Andorra at Grandvalira: A weekend ski getaway at the Pyrenees largest ski resort.
February - Daytrip to La Molina: Taking the SKITREN from Barcelona to La Molina for a day of Spring skiing.
April - Road trip to the Basque Country: Skiing in Baqueira, Palacio Real de Olite, Pamplona, San Sebastian, Bilbao, and Hotel de Marqués de Riscal.
May - Road trip through the Western USA: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona.
May - Brunch@Hotel Monument: An indulgent Sunday Brunch at one of Barcelona's best rooftop terraces.
July - Brihuega: Aljaferia Palace, El Pilar, Brihuega, and the lavender fields of La Alcarria.
August - Scandinavia: Bergen, Flåm, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.
October - Besalú & Rupit: A fantastic day trip from Barcelona to two wonderful medieval villages.
December - Val d'Aran Pyrenees: A four day ski trip to inaugurate the season.
December - Palau Güell: Open house day at one of Gaudí most brilliant structures.
December - Boí Taüll & Cardona: Ending 2022 with a ski trip to the Pyrenees and an excursion at Salt Mountain in Cardona.
2021
March - Skiing at Baqueira: Covid-19 restrictions lifted, so it's off to beat the rush for a pre-Semana Santa ski getaway at Baqueira-Beret in the Pyrenees.
April - Masía Freixa: Another fantastic example of modernist architecture designed by Antoni Gaudí in Terrassa, Spain.
April - Western USA: California, Arizona, and Montana. A trip that covered 3,000 miles in three distinctly American states.
June - Casa Vicens: Gaudí's first house in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Spain.
July - Madrid: A short weekend getaway to the capital city of Spain.
August- Western France: A fantastic road trip through the French countryside, visiting 19 locations and 7 autonomous regions.
August - Costa Brava: A day at the beach near Lloret de Mar at Platja Sa Boadella on Spain’s Costa Brava.
September - Las Fallas de Valencia: Postponed and postponed again, Las Fallas have their festival, better late than never.
September - La Mercè at Montjuïc: An afternoon taking advantage of the open houses at Palacete Albéniz, La Caixa Forum, and the Barcelona Pavilion.
December - Skiing at Cerler: A ski weekend at one of Spain’s most popular ski resorts located in the heart of the Aragoneses Pyrenees.
December - Veneto: A holiday trip that starts in Venice and the local islands and then on the road to Vicenza, Verona, Vittorio Veneto, Padua, and skiing in Cortina d’Ampezzo and Passo San Pellegrino.
2020
January - Skiing in the Alps: Valtournenche, Breuil-Cervinia, Zermatt, and Turin.
January - Casa Batlló, Moon Nights: A whimsical, almost psychedelic night at one of Barcelona's most iconic attractions.
June - Park Guell: A unique visit to Park Güell sans tourists with a short stop at Casa Vicens too.
July - Provence: Gordes, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, Sault, Ménerbes, Plateau de Valensole, Bonnieux, Hotel L'Orangeraie, Saint-Tropez, and Marseille.
July - Casa Batlló: A special open house of Antoni Gaudí's most famous building during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August - Cala Estreta: One of the Costa Brava's most spectacular areas.
August - Iberian Peninsula: An epic road trip visiting Sigüenza, El Escorial, La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Trujillo, Mérida, The Algarve, Córdoba, and Valencia.
2019
March - Morocco: Riad Belle Epoque, Jardin Majorelle, Jemaa-el Fna, Koutoubia Mosque, Kasbah Marrakech, Saadian Tombs, Palais Badii, Atlas Mountains, Ouarzazate, Hotel La Mamounia, and Riad Les Trois Palmiers.
April - Palau Güell: The fantastic Barcelona residence of the Family Güell that was designed by Antoni Gaudí.
June - New Mexico & Colorado: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Taos Pueblo, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque.
August - Provence, Swiss Alps & Alsace: Nimes, Arles, Avignon, Gordes, Roussillon, Geneva, Zermatt, Bern, Strasbourg, Colmar, and Montpelier.
September - Colònia Güell: A modernist textile factory, village and the crypt of Antoni Gaudí
September - Costa Brava: Cadaquéz, Empúries, Girona, and Tossa de Mar.
October - Frank Lloyd Wright tour: Racine, Madison, and Spring Green, WI. Oak Park and Chicago,IL. Scottsdale, AZ.
October - Chicago: The Loop, Cloud Gate, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Oak Park.
2018
May - Gerona: Temps de Flors flower show.
May - Andalucia & The Algarve: Pueblos Blancos, Ronda, Cordoba, Seville, Lagos, Praia de Marina, Tavira.
August - Berlin: Reichstag, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Brandenburg Gate, Modern architecture, Charlottenburg Palace, and the Berlin Wall.
August - Prague: Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Prague at night.
September - Menorca: Cala Mitjana, Cala Galdana, Cala Macarella & Macarelleta, Cala Pregonda, Fornells, Ciutadella, Binibeca Vell, Cala en Porter, Es Mercadal.
November - Palau de la Música: Portes Obertes (open house) at modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner's famous concert hall.
2017
March - Desert Southwest: Joshua Tree National Park, Saguaro National Park, and Los Angeles.
May - Sardinia: Alghero, Cavalcata Sarda in Sassari, Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara, and Stintino.
November - New Mexico: Santa Fe and Bandelier National Monument.
2016
May - Denia: Denia, El Botánico de Sagra, Costa Blanca, Spain.
June - Rocky Mountains: Vancouver, Banff, Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Park-Canada. Glacier National Park-USA.
July - Sedona: Upper Sonora Desert in Arizona.
August - The Low Countries: Ghent, Bruges, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Antwerp, and Brussels.
September - Girona Countryside: Besalú, Camprodon, and Beget.
October - Desert Kaleidoscope: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico.
2015
September - Sardinia: Stintino, Castelsardo, Costa Smeralda, Arcipelago della Maddalena, Argentiera, Grotte di Nettuno, and Alghero.
November - Moscow & Japan: Moscow-Russia. Yokohama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, and Nikko.
December - Rome: News Years Eve in Rome. Rome by Night, Rome by Day, Ari Pacis, Villa Farnesina, and Villa Borghese.
2014
March - Western USA: San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon.
May - Europe Part One: South of France. Barcelona, Cadaquéz-Spain. Béziers, Nice, Avignon, Gordes, Uzès, and Carcassonne-France.
May - Europe Part Two: Edinburgh, London, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, Paris, and le Louvre.
May - Europe Part Three: Sardina. Stintino, Santa Teresa de Gallura, Bonifacio-Corsica, and Alghero.
July - China & Dubai: Shanghai, Qingdao, Loashan, Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, Xi'an, and Dubai-UAE.
October - Desert Southwest: Santa Fe, Sedona, Puerto Peñasco-México, and New York City.
2013
March - Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana di Trevi, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Roman Forum and Coliseum, and the Tiber River.
April - Sardinia: Santa Teresa de Gallura, Isola dei Gabbiani, Capo d’Orso, Isola de la Maddalena, Costa Smeralda, Capriccioli, Castelsardo, Alghero, Capo Caccia.
May/June - Western USA: San Francisco, Sacramento, Montana, Glacier Nat'l Park, Monument Valley, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Sedona, Teton Nat'l Park, and Yellowstone Nat'l Park.
August - Sardinia, Italy: Alghero, Cala Gonone, Golfo de Orosei, Cagliari, Scoglio di Peppino, Chia, Teulada, Capo Testa, Santa Teresa di Gallura, Argentiera, and Sassari-Candelieri.
2012
January - Piemonte and Zermatt: Alba, Breuil-Cervinia, and Zermatt.
May - Amsterdam/ Frankfurt:'s-Hertogenbosch, Heusden, Drunen, Queen's Day Amsterdam, Utrecht, Cologne, and Frankfurt.
July - Menorca: Ciutadella, Naveta des Tudons, Cala Galdana, Cala Mitjana, Fornells, Cala Macarella, Cala en Turqueta, Mahon, Cala Mesquida. and Binibeca.
July - France: Montpellier, Nime, Menerbes, Opedde, Lacoste, Bonnieux, Gordes, Roussillon, Lourmarin, Dijon, and Paris.
August - Béziers: Béziers, Canal du Midi, and Feria de Béziers.
September - Sardinia: Alghero, Stintino, Castelsardo, and Sassari.
2011
January - Paris: Paris and Eurodisney Holidays.
February - Tenerife: Guía de Isora, Los Gigantes, and Teide National Park in the Canary Islands.
April - Desert Southwest: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Chaco Canyon, Monument Valley, and Disneyland.
July - London & Northern France: London, Rouen, Étretat, Deauville, Omaha Beach, Mont Saint Michel, Saint Malo, Dinan, Amboise, Blois, Chenonceau, Chambord, Chartres, Versailles, and Paris.
September - Menorca: Cala Galdana, Cala Macarella & Macarelleta, Naveta de Tudons, Ciutadella, Fornells, and Binibeca.
October - Barcelona: Antoni Gaudi's Parc Güell.
December - Languedoc: Pézanas, Étang de Thau, and Sète.
2010
February - Canary Islands: Playa de San Agustin, Playa del Inglés, Tabaiba Baja, and Guía de Isora.
March - Skiing in the Pyrenees: Vielha and Baqueira/Beret.
June - Southern California: Los Angeles and Huntington Beach.
July - France, Italy, and Spain: Cadaquéz, Saint-Tropez, Nice, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Piemonte, Lake Como, Cannes, Carcassonne, Madrid, Sigüenza, Camprodon, Setcases, and Beget.
September - Menorca: Cala Galdana, Cala Macarella & Macarelleta, Cala Mitjana, Mahon, Cala Mesquida, Southern Coast Boat Excursion, and Ciutadella.
2009
April - Piemonte, Cervinia, and Provence: Alba, Breuil-Cervinia, Avignon, Arlés, Nîmes, and Aix en Provence.
April - Tarragona Countryside: A renaissance festival in Montblanc and Poblet.
July - Pyrenees: Camprodon and Prats de Molló.
July - Costa Brava: Tossa de Mar.
August - The Low Countries: Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, Amsterdam, and Zaanse Schans.
September - Europe: Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels, Cologne, Füssen, Oktoberfest in Munich, Salzberg, Budapest, Vienna, Venice, Florence, Nice, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Barcelona, and Sitges.
2008
January - The Low Countries: New Year's Eve in Amsterdam and Brussels.
January - Berlin: A rainy weekend in Berlin.
February - Tenerife: Santa Cruz, the North Coast, Teide, Puerto de la Cruz
April - Lombardi & Piemonte: Milan, Alba, Guarene, Nieve, La More, Barolo, and Bergamo.
May - Catalonia, Basque Country, and Southern France: Barcelona, Garraf, Sitges, Tossa de Mar, Figueres, Cadaquéz, Port Lligat, Carcassonne, Ceret, Olite, San Sebastian, and Bilbao.
May - Hospital de Sant Pau: A tour of Barcelona's most beautiful functioning hospital.
June - Paris: Paris and Eurodisney.
July - Valencia, Andalucia & Zaragoza: Valencia, Granada, Seville, Pueblos Blancos, Ronda, Arcos de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Chiclana, Écija, Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba, Calatayud, and the Zaragoza Expo.
November - America: New York City, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.
2007
February - Northern Spain: Pamplona, El Ciego, Burgos, Peñafiel, Valladolid, and Simancas.
April - The Basque Country:Fuenterrabia, Bilbao, San Sebastian, and Vitoria.
May - Mallorca: Palma de Mallorca and Valldemossa.
July - Madrid: Madrid and Alcalá de Henares.
July - Venice and Dalmatia: Venice, Kornati, Sibnek, Split, Hvar, and Rab.
September - Casa Batlló: Gaudí's whimsical remodel of an apartment building on Barcelona's swank Paseo de Gracia.
November - Greece: Santorini and Athens.
2006
January - Andalucia, Gibraltar, and Tangers: Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Ronda, Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, Gibraltar, and Cadiz.
March - Occitane & Costa Brava: Carcassonne, Collioure, Cadaquéz, and Teatro-Museo Dalí in Figueres.
April - Spain, France, & Germany: Barcelona, Figueres, Cadaquéz, Carcassonne, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Paris, Heidelberg, Mosel Valley, Lyon, Avignon, and Girona.
May - Ibiza: Ibiza.
June - Scandinavia: Helsinki and Stockholm.
August - Provence-Côte d'Azur & Liguria: Marseilles, Nîmes, Arles, Genoa, Portofino, and San Remo.
September - Spain & Portugal: Ayllón, Segovia, Avila, La Granja, Salamanca, Cáceres, Lisbon, Sintra, Evora, Merida, Trujillo, Toledo, Aranjuez, Peñíscola, Cuenca, and Tortosa.
September - Amalfi Coast: Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi, and Vatican City.
November - Occitanie & Costa Brava: Carcassonne, Mirepoix, Foix, Collioure, and Tossa de Mar.
2005
January - France: Paris, Chamonix, Zermatt, and New York.
July - Madrid: Madrid.
July - Valencia: Valencia and La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
August - Northern Spain: San Sebastian, Bilbao, Gijón, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, and La Coruña.
September - Oregon: Crater Lake.
October - Central Spain: Zaragoza, Sigüenza, Palazuelos, Cuenca, and Teruel.
October - Pyrenees: Puigcerdà, La Seu d’Urgell, Perpignan, Collioure, and Cadaquéz.
2004
February - Los Angeles: A visit to the recently inaugurated Walt Disney Concert Hall.
February - San Francisco: 52nd Pacific Orchid Exhibition.
2003
February - Los Angeles: Hollywood & Downtown Los Angeles.
April - Monterey Bay: A jellyfish exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium.
August - Pacific Northwest: Mount Shasta, Crater Lake, Portland, Mount Helens, and Seattle.
2002
May - Monterey Bay: A visit to a jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
June - Stanford: Stanford University Campus.
August - Washington DC: Tour of the National Mall and museums.
August - Beaverton, Oregon: A visit to the campus of the Nike World Headquarters.
September - Central Europe: London, Budapest, Vienna, and Venice.
October - Santa Cruz: A short day trip to the other side of Santa Cruz.
2001
March - Lake Tahoe: A relaxing weekend on the lake.
April - San Francisco, Los Angeles & Yosemite: A Spring Break road trip from the city to the wilderness.
August - Pacific Coast Highway: Driving down Highway 1. Monterey, San Simeon, Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach, and San Diego.
October - Hawaii: A short trip to Maui's Haleakala volcanic crater and the Iao Needle.
1991-1999
1991 October - Europe: The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Monaco, and Italy.
1994 October - Spain, France & Italy: Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, and Paris.
1996 December - Holland, Germany & Czech Republic: Amsterdam, Cologne, and Prague.
1997 March - Barcelona: London, Barcelona, and Sitges.
1998 March - Mexico: The Yucatan Peninsula, Chichén Itzá, and Tulum.
1998 October - Desert Southwest: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon North Rim, and Bryce Canyon.
1999 June - Yosemite: A sunny and warm weekend at Yosemite.
1999 September - Greece & Turkey: Athens, Santorini, Paros, Samos, Ephesus, and Istanbul.