The TRAVEL DISPATCH - June/July 2025

THE NEWSLETTER OF TRIPSWITHJAMES.COM

Hello Travelers,

Its June 2025 and summer has started in a big way. For us, we started to explore Spain. I walked the Camino del Santiago, the pilgrimage walk across northern Spain starting on May 21. Then continued down to Madrid and Granada, and as I write this I am sitting in the town of Nerha on the southern coast of Spain known as the Costa del Sol. I will continue down to see Gibraltar, the British enclave on the tip of Spain and then across to Tangiers, Morocco for a quick visit. All of these blogs to come in the coming weeks.

Plus we still have to post our articles about Ireland, Belfast, and Edinburgh. So I have a lot of writing to do. Yet, the beach in Nerha is calling. What to do?

Old Sarum, an Iron age fort just outside Salisbury, England.

But while I try to figure that out – in this issue –

Ponte Vecchio, this historic bridge over the Arno River is famous for its unique shops and picturesque views.

The Royal Arcade in Cardiff, Wales – one of the real indoor shopping centers.

WHAT’S NEW

The reorganization of the website is done for the moment. Yet, if you have a travel blog it is never exactly how you want it because of all the new info that you keep posting on it. I have finally put the finishing touch on the Europe Destinations section and that will be going up this month.

We added three new blogs since last newsletter while always continuing to rewrite and update old blogs. Recently we reworked an older blog about Florence, Italy that was just languishing, so with a rewrite and a facelift it has become one of our most popular blogs. Plus two new posts about San Juan, Puerto Rico, which we recently flew off to for the first time and fell in love with the weather, history and things to do in the USA territory that is so completely different then the mainland.

We want to thank you for your continued support and this month we passed 3700 users, so we are very excited about that. You can always reach us to make a comment – either through our social media pages on the right of the screen or contact us at the bottom of the page.

NEW ARTICLES

Three new articles from May/June

FLORENCE, ITALY – Things to Do and See

and

San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Perfect Get Away

San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Castillos of San Juan

From the Archives

This month we are featuring a blog from Los Angeles, California about a glamorous hotel in Culver City (home to MGM and SONY Pictures) that has been around since the 1930’s. It is part of a two part series – the Historic Culver Hotel. Check it out! I hope you enjoy old Hollywood like I do.

The Historic Culver Hotel Offers Old Hollywood Glamour – Los Angeles

From the Author –

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