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A Snowy Weekend in Segovia

Segovia is most famous for its cochinillo (baby suckling pig -- YUM), historic Roman aqueduct, Alcázar of Segovia (beautiful castle) and cathedral. Spain was definitely showing off with this one!

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Ávila

Back in February, my fellow camp friend, Taylor and I wanted to check out the famous walled-in city of Ávila and after a 1.5 hour snowy and scenic train ride through the mountains, I was face-to-face with this gorgeous town (and Taylor, a 30-minute bus ride from Segovia).

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Snapshots from Toledo, Spain

Even though Toledo is known to be a bit touristy with streets lined up with souvenir vendors selling the same trinkets and tourists antsy to stock up, there's a reason it is a must-see. It's too beautiful of a place to miss out on. As the Spanish say, “Until you’ve seen Toledo, you have not seen Spain.” I couldn’t agree more.

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