Sharing a recap of our experience with the Barcelona gluten-free food tour.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having a great week. We’re enjoying being back at home even though we’re definitely missing our Spain adventures. After 5 weeks in Europe, I definitely got used to that life 😉

Something we learned during our trip: how much we all LOVED Barcelona. It was our first time and since the Pilot wasn’t able to make it to the part of the trip – he was there for the last four days of our time there – we told him we just have to go back.

A major highlight: the gluten-free food tour, lead by Dvir Bar.

As you guys know, we’re major foodies and love checking out new foods and restaurants locally and when we travel. I’ve been strict gluten-free for two years now as part of my healing journey, and back in January, we learned that P had a severe gluten sensitivity. While I’ve been around the gluten-free block for a while, P is still learning.. and is sometimes (very understandably) disppointed when there isn’t a gluten-free option for her.

To brighten her Barcelona day, I did some research for gluten-free options, and discovered that Barcelona is a HAVEN for gluten-free food options and that they had popular gluten-free food tour. I signed us up instantly.

When the day arrived, P and I were pretty pumped about it. Liv was a good sport and excited to try some new foods.

Our guide, Dvir, was absolutely wonderful. He spoke English (our group of 11 people wer

Hi friends! Happy Friday! How are you? I hope that you’ve had an amazing week. I’m sorry for the crickets over here this week – I only managed to publish two posts because we were living up our last few days in Sevilla. One of the biggest gifts to myself during this long trip was that I pre-wrote 12 blog posts before we left. It gave me the chance to truly unplug and enjoy, and now we’re home and it’s back to the routine!

I’m pretty proud of myself because for almost the entire trip, I was solo parenting. The girls and I flew across the ocean to Barcelona, enjoyed some days before our cruise and after our cruise there, did the Disney cruise, flew down to Sevilla, spent 4+ weeks there, and the Pilot was able to join us for the past few days.

He was finishing up training since he headed back to the airlines, and while we were hopeful the timing would work out with the trip, I didn’t work out that way. Since he was going to be gone anyway, the girls and I went for it and I’m so so glad we did. They’re older now which makes things easier, but it was definitely a core memory girls’ trip! I still have some Spain posts on the way, including some of my tips, Airbnb recipes, how I travel with zero jet lag, Barcelona’s gluten-free food tour, and the food, so stay tuned for those!! If you have any questions for upcoming posts, please lmk!

In the meantime, I’m here in a hoodie from the copius air conditioning (bless it) and snuggling with Miasey. I’d love to hear what you’ve been up and what you have going on this weekend!

Some pics from our last week:

An incredible dinner at Petra. This spot wins for my favorite tortilla, and I tried a LOT of them while we were there 😉

Pollo Asado aka Chicken Man. We had pollo asado SO many times while we were in Sevilla, since it was right down the street from our Airbnb. They had chickens roasting and you just had to tell the guy how many you’d like, he’d get your chicken, cut it up and put it into a container, and drizzle with juice from the roasting dish. It was $11 and the BEST chicken. I’m going to miss it!

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! How are you? I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! We’re still here in Sevilla and enjoying the amazing food, sights, shopping, time with friends, and some shows/touristy events, too. I’m crossing my fingers that the Pilot can make it out here to celebrate Father’s Day! I hope that you have a fun and relaxing weekend ahead.

Some pics from the week:

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Sharing some of our favorite Barcelona adventures.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that your week is off to an amazing start! We’re here in Sevilla enjoying the gorgeous sights, shopping, delicious food, and a few tourist-y things. It’s been the perfect mix of activities and chill time. I hope that your summer is going well so far, too.

For today’s post, I wanted to share some out Barcelona adventures + where we stayed if you’re planning on booking a trip. We were able to spend a few nights before and after the Disney cruise and fell in love with Barcelona. Of course it has the gorgeous mix of architecture, from Gaudi’s iconic designs to more modern styles, Gothic cathedrals and Roman ruins. It also has the feel of a giant city (because it is one lol) with sooooo many things to see and do. We easily could have spent a few weeks there, and here are some of the highlights from our trip.

Barcelona adventures

Dining in Barcelona

The food in Barcelona is 100%. I’d put it right up there with Rome and we were blown away by so many of the restaurants we tried. They use a lot of fresh ingredients and produce, it’s seasoned well, portions are perfect (especially if you like sharing), and allergens are often clearly marked.

Prado de Flores

This was our first meal in Barcelona and it definitely set us off on the right foot. I was craving a Tinto de Verano (red wine

Sharing a full recap of our cruise on the Disney Fantasty from Barcelona to Rome, Pisa (Florence), Genoa (Milan), Bandol (Provence) and back to Barcelona. This is Disney cruise #6 for us (gold, baby!) and was my favorite one so far. For Disney cruise tips and tricks, check out this post.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having an amazing morning. We’re here in Sevilla having a great time with our friends and enjoying some chill time after our trip to Barcelona, epic Disney cruise through the Mediterranean, and time in Barcelona following the cruise. I hope that your summer is off to a wonderful start, too!

(Had to use Canva to remove a couple of people from the front of the pic. Kind of worked lol. Link to the dress is here!)

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of the cruise! You guys know we loooove Disney cruises – I never thought I’d be a cruise person in general, but here we are – and this was an itinerary I’ve wanted to do for years. I was a blitz through all of my favorite places (so far): Spain, Italty, and France. It was an absolute dream.

Disney Fantasy Spain, Italy and France recap

We booked this trip with some of our closest friends and cruise buddies – I think this was Disney cruise #17 for them. We planned this trip *hoping* the Pilot would be done with airline training – he had to complete training again when he retired from the military and went back to commercial – but unfortunately the timeline didn’t quite work out. Since he’d be gone anyway, we decided to stick with our plans and enjoy a girls’ trip. I think the girls will always remember this solo cruise trip with just the three of us plus some amazing friends.

Disney Fantasy verandah room

We got a verandah room and in the past, we haven’t taken advantage of it as much as we should. This time, I spent a lot of time on the verandah drinking coffee and reading, or