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Vicki's Ventures

Name: Vicki's Ventures
Address: Gardner, KS, 66030, US
Telephone: +19132080708

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Vicki's Ventures

I have enjoyed multiple travel trips throughout the US,Caribbean,and Europe via planes,trains,auto, cruiseship, and RV.

I have over 120 travel resources to find your best vacation adventure. I excel at research, planning,and finding the best travel deal.

08/07/2026

Important ETIAS Update
The launch timeline has changed.
If you're planning a future trip to Europe, here's an important update.
The European Travel Information and Authorization System
(ETIAS) no longer has an official launch date.
The European Union has pushed back the previous late-2026 launch and will announce the new date several months before ETIAS become operational.
So for now - no need to apply. The EU will provide advance notice before applications begin.

07/29/2026

Did you know that due to the constant change in airline flights due to supply and demand you should always keep an eye on not only the flights you are looking to book but those you have already booked. If you have the ability to be a little flexible, you can often score an unbelievable price.

Recent example, I monitored flights to return from Germany for weeks to gauge my pricing. I booked when I found a super deal for two of us to fly with extra leg room for 90,000 points. In doing my checks not only did a find an even better deal in premium plus but I was refunded 38, 000 points. It was super time sensitive though as the next day, the same seat had tripled in price.

So, I am back home after a wonderful trip. Sharing my most favorite parts of my trip.

07/21/2026

📍Seville, Spain
Spent the last two days in this beautiful town. The old town was impressive with numerous Gothic and architectural beauties. It is home of the world’s largest Gothic cathedral that was actually built on top of a mosque in the 15th century. This cathedral is the home of Christopher Columbus’ tomb. Seville is also home of the Royal Alcazar which is a beautiful palace/fortress that is still in use today for the royal family when they stay in Seville. One of my favorites was the Plaza Espania, which is a huge open semi circle town square. All around the circle is an area of Spanish cities. Of course we couldn’t pass up a flamenco show! Loved wandering the cobblestone streets, shopping, and stopping for cafe drinks along the way.

07/20/2026

📍Tangier, Morocco
We took a ferry to Tangier. It had so many sights to see such as the Hercules caves, the camel rides, wild boars, the casbah(the fortress), the Old Medina (old town) the markets, and all the historical buildings. I must have taken well over one hundred photos, so hard to choose just a few to share.

07/19/2026

What an experience! Being in Spain and watching the World Cup final with the locals and seeing the celebrations. Amazing. 🇪🇸🇪🇸

07/18/2026

📍Gibraltar
Today we parked on the Spain side and walked across the border to Gibraltar to see the strait and the Rock of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is governed by the UK. It has quite a history of how it became its own entity, locked down its borders and airspace, and then overcame its isolation once the ruler Franco passed. In 1982 its borders were first opened to pedestrians and then by 1985 it was fully opened. Just 3 days ago, after a landmark treaty, between the UK and the EU, Gibraltar was integrated into Europe’s Schengen zone. The physical wall and gate were completely removed. When we walked over, the area that was previously a passport check area was deserted and we just walked across the border. Had it been last 4 days ago, we would have spent time standing in line to show our passports and then go through customs on our way back.

It has a population of 38,000. Each day over 15,000 Spanish workers cross the border for work. So now their travel time to and from is so much quicker without having to go through border controls.

He took us several places to tour. The lighthouse is the tip of Europe as it is the furthest point. From there you can see across the strait of Gibraltar (which was full of ships) to Africa, and to the furthest point of Spain which is Tarifa. From that point to Africa is only 11 miles across the sea. Gibraltar is home to almost 300 Barbary monkeys. They are the only wild monkey population in Europe. They are originally native to Morocco. You are not supposed to feed them or touch them. They caution you to not stand or lean on walls as they may jump on you. They are closely monitored and actually vaccinated, in case of accidental bites. Rick was not leaning on anything, but our tour guide did have a peanut m and m he was feeding one of the smaller ones and a big one jumped on Rick’s shoulders. Two little ones later jumped on my arms. Our guide said the small younger ones are usually fine to be around, but the big ones are the bullies, so you have to watch out for them. We saw a momma with a baby about one week old.

We also toured the tunnels that were used in the world war. They seemed to go on forever.

07/17/2026

📍Algeciras Spain

Today we had a beautiful drive to our next city of Algeciras. I didn’t realize all the mountains and valleys in Spain. On our way we drive through the mountains and quite a curvy road down that seemed to go on forever. Saw some beautiful huge homes when passing through Marbella. If you are a golfer we passed some amazing looking courses and gigantic looking clubhouses.

Algeciras is a big port city where many people catch the huge ferry thru the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco and beyond.

07/16/2026

📍Ronda, Spain
I really loved this little town. The big draw is the Puento Nuevo bridge over the 328 foot deep El Tajo Gorge. This bridge was started in 1759 and took 34 years to complete it. We got up early and walked over 8 miles to circle both sides of the bridge as well as the trails along the bottom and middle areas. We walked throughout the old town and new town. Ronda is home to one of the oldest bull rings in Spain which opened in 1784. Now it is a museum with only special events held there.

We also saw some of the old Arab baths. In Moorish times the main entrance to the city of Ronda was located next to the baths. A Mosque was located next to the baths, and the baths were more than just a sanitary facility. They were also a place where people would stop to purify and cleanse their bodies before entering the Mosque to purify their souls.

07/15/2026

📍Sentinel de las Bodegas
I had this village on my list of places to see due to its homes that date back to prehistoric times. Many of the homes were natural caves that were used as shelters. You can see evidence of many of the ancient ones scattered around. Now today, all of the cave homes remain inhabited. Some have been updated, as well as some have been completely gutted and transformed into amazing Airbnb’s. I enjoyed wandering the streets and admiring the architecture. Restaurants and shops were also inside of the caves. You could also peer inside some that were no longer in use and getting ready to be updated.

07/14/2026

📍El Caminito del Rey

El Caminito del Rey is a walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge. There are actually two separate canyons. It is quite a hike to actually reach the first one. The entire hike was 4.8 miles. The walkways were high and there were two suspension bridges to walk across that swayed as you were walking.

The guide said this was important to the people of Spain as the king of Spain actually walked the old walkways in 1921 to inaugurate one of the dams. When he walked the maintenance path it permanently earned the walkway the name of El Caminito del Rey (The King's Little Path). You can still see some of the old paths on some of the pictures. These walkways were initially built as maintenance walkways to service the water canal system between the two waterfalls. Thank Goodness they have been re-done.

People used to live within the canyon and you can see some old houses carved into the canyon. There was one big family house where a family of 12 lived. Two of the brothers are still alive. The used to walk 2.5 miles to and from school. What looks like a pool by the home was used to hold water, but the brothers did say they swam in it. They actually just abandoned the home in 1960.

Once we were done with the hike, we drove to the village of Frigliana. It is an old Moorish neighborhood. The inhabitants were Muslims from North Africa. There is a lot of Arab history in Southern Spain. The last Muslim kingdom actually fell in 1492. Mosques were then converted to churches and Muslims either converted or were expelled in the 1600’s, Besides the Alhambra, this is one of the most well preserved areas that has been preserved.

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