TRAVEL AND WANDER

In Southern Spain it's a tradition during the Christmas season to eat doughnuts called ROSCO'S NAVIDENOS.  ROSCO'S NAVIDENOS 1 liter of olive oil 2 kg of flour 1/4 litro of Aguardiente 1/4 litro of orange juice 1/4 litro of white wine 1/4 kg of sugar 1 stick of cinnamon 150 grams of anis seeds rind of one lemon and one orange 2 tablespoons of baking powder Fry oil with half of the anise seeds along with lemon and orange rinds. Heat cinnamon stick in a pan and then grind it up. Add to the mixture. Strain the oil and add flour, Aguardiente, white wine, orange juice, baking powder and sugar. Once all the ingredients are mixed together knead the dough into a tight ball. Form the dough into doughnut circles. Place doughnuts on a baking sheet and bake 20-25 minutes at an oven temperature of 175 degrees. Use the remaining anise seeds to add to hot water. The anise seeds and hot water should be like a herbal tea. Dip each doughnut into the tea then ice each dou

                                          An "Ancient Castle" in Tarifa We never know in our travels what lies ahead of us especially when we're traveling solo to a destination for the first time with no exact itinerary. For me Tarifa, Spain was supposed to just be a stopover before sailing across the Straits of Gibralter on my way to North Africa's Tangler, Morocco. However when the bus from Sevilla arrived in Tarifa it was too late for me to catch a ferry to Morocco. I was fortunate to find a cozy place to stay for only 26 Euro's and the apartment was right on the beach. (Thanks to an AIRBNB host). Tarifa, Espana (Tarifa, Spain) is the kind of place that you want to call home. It's laid back, the people are friendly, the beaches are gorgeous, there's an abundance of bakeries, cafe's, shops, and restaurants to choose from, and the weather is glorious.  In Tarifa, the Atlantic and Mediterranean meet together, the sun shines