Starbucks Red Cup

It's kind of become a tradition hasn't it? It's like the unofficial kick off to the holiday season. Even though i'm miles away from my bestie, this made me smile...reminds me of the good old days when we'd sit and gossip with our peppermint mochas or our gingerbread latte's. Unfotunately the holiday beverage selection is different here in Barcelona. So this is my toffee nut latte. I usually don't fancy going to Starbucks here. I mean, why would you? There are great coffee shops everywhere with much better coffee (in my opinion).

happy thanksgiving

My dear friend invited me to celebrate Thanksgiving with her and some other folks. We spent the day cooking, drinking and gossiping. What a great way to spend the day. And the best part of it is sharing the fruits of your labour with dear friends.

Downtown Innsbruck

Downtown Innsbruck is so small yet so beautiful, especially when it's decked out for the holidays! I love this strip of shops; great to walk around at night and enjoy the ambiance. 

Little House in Tirol

I found myself in a small village in Tirol for the holidays. It's one of those holidays that you always dream of after seeing so many movies with the happy and the crazy. We definitely had a crazy join us for Christmas but I won't go into detail. Hope you all had a nice holiday :)

Holiday!

Tomorrow I leave for Austria for Christmas and I can't wait!!! Looking forward to escaping the rain here and welcoming the snow! Hope it will be a white white Christmas. Hope you all have a lovely holiday!

Let the shopping begin!

Tonight kicked off the official holiday shopping season. Most stores on the main commercial street, Passeig de Gracia, stayed open until midnight and of course all the Christmas street lights are up and running! There are also tons of freebies...everything from balloons to champagne. Get shopping!
*Featured in this photo is Hotel Majestic. Rumour has it that whenever Woody Allen is in town, this is his hotel of choice. 

Benidorm - a slice of paradise.

As a complete contrast to yesterday's photo, this was taken in the lovely vacation town of Benidorm (perfect day trip from Altea). Not a whole lot to do but hit the beach during the day and party once the sun goes down. What more can you ask for on a vacation? It felt like an invasion of German and English tourists. In fact there is even a TV show in England on ITV around the stereotypes of this popular holiday destination.