Adventures in Europe Blog

Valencia Opera House
  • Congratulations Josh and Greta!

    My nephew Josh married his sweetheart Greta today in Minnesota. Last night, I called my brother Joel and was able to talk to Josh and his fiancé Greta, to wish… Read more

  • Zaragoza

    Greetings from Zaragoza. I have been wanting to see more of Spain. And lacking any friends that are willing to make a definite plan, I started planning myself. So a… Read more

  • Summer losses and celebrations

    What an odd week. Last Saturday, I met someone with whom I really connected. We spent a lot of time together on Sunday and Monday. By Tuesday, we were agreeing… Read more

  • 6 months

    The honeymoon is over. It’s been just over six months since I arrived in Spain. And I have six months more on my visa. Half way points are a good… Read more

  • Guiding and Celebrating

    I really love being a tour guide I have the coolest friends! Ken and Pab were here this week from Denver. They stayed Sunday to Wednesday. I’ll give you the… Read more

  • I’m legal!

    I didn’t send an update last week because there wasn’t much news. But two weeks feels like too long to go without an update. We had a chorus concert on… Read more

  • Full recovery

    Don’t let anyone tell you that vaccines don’t work. Not only was my stint with COVID limited to one week, when I added Shingles to the mix, that vaccine shortened… Read more

  • Short post

    Thanks for all the well wishes this week. By Friday, I tested negative for Covid. I’ll plan to head back to school on Monday. Sadly (despite being vaccinated for Shingles),… Read more

  • Taking care of Jim

    On Saturday, I tested positive for COVID. My weekend is focusing on sleep, drinking lots of water, reading and binging on Netflix. The week though was good. On Monday, I… Read more

  • Making trouble and music

    One of the things I’ve been working on in my life is to know what I want and to be more clear about asking for it. Being “nice” and enduring… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Jim. After a divorce and then an unexpected layoff, just a couple years prior to retirement, I decided to jump start my retirement dream of living in Europe. After a trip to Spain, and specifically Valencia, I felt I had found my home. Lots of folks have asked to follow my adventures. So, Adventures in Europe was created. Feel free to follow along!

Stay updated with the latest twists and turns of a guy just crazy enough to follow his dream.

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