{"id":6168,"date":"2026-04-09T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:54:00","slug":"one-month-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2026\/04\/09\/one-month-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"One Month in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4398\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4398\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0081-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">City Park in Bloom!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The suitcases are out, the passports are tucked in a safe spot, and we&#8217;re ready to go. We are heading off on a month-long spring journey through <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"190\">Spain, Portugal, and France!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">We\u2019ll be traveling by train, bus, and rental car. Our itinerary includes one night in Madrid, 4 nights in C\u00e1ceres, Spain; 4 nights in Evora, Portugal; 3 nights in Tavira, Portugal; 4 nights in Cadez, Spain; 4 nights in Seville, Spain; 5 nights in Malaga, Spain; and 6 nights in Strasbourg, France.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">We\u2019re returning to a few favorite cities, but we\u2019ve also left plenty of time for cities and sights we\u2019ve never seen before. Here&#8217;s what we\u2019re excited about:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Traveling at a Slow Pace:<\/b> Having 30-plus days allows us to actually breathe, sip our wine a little longer, and wander without a frantic itinerary.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Spring Bloom:<\/b> There is nothing quite like April and May in Southern Europe\u2014the weather is warming up, and the crowds haven&#8217;t quite peaked yet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Best of Both Worlds:<\/b> Revisiting favorite cities feels like visiting an old friend, while the new stops keep the sense of adventure alive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">We\u2019ll be sharing photos and stories as we go. For now, we\u2019re just focusing on making sure everything fits in the carry-on.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Next stop: The Airport!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suitcases are out, the passports are tucked in a safe spot, and we&#8217;re ready to go. We are heading off on a month-long spring journey through Spain, Portugal, and France!\u00a0 We\u2019ll be traveling by train, bus, and rental car. Our itinerary includes one night in Madrid, 4 nights in C\u00e1ceres, Spain; 4 nights in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2026\/04\/09\/one-month-in-europe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;One Month in Europe&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe-travels-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6168"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6179,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6168\/revisions\/6179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}