(reprinted, in part, with permission by the Author, Stephanie Artero, and the Palm Beach (Florida) Post newspaper - the blow link will be active until this Sunday, March 3rd and was printed, both in print version as well as online version on Sunday, February 24th)

"We went into our trip whole hog, mapping out a 16-day itinerary. We initially considered covering more ground -- Barcelona was tempting, a friend beckoned us to southern France -- but we decided it would be wiser to stick not only to one country but also to just part of the country. After all, we could always go back.

A guidebook junkie, I consulted the travel guides on Spain in the public library, quizzed others who had recently visited and studied Web sites like MadridMan.com (where I read other travelers' comments and even ran itinerary ideas by the Spain enthusiast from Ohio who hosts the site).

We decided to start off with a four-night stay in Madrid, making a day trip to Toledo, and then to loop through southern Spain, hitting Granada, the coast, the "white towns" of Andalucia's interior and Seville before returning to the capital."
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Read the ENTIRE article HERE .

Stephanie Artero, her husband and child, attended the "Party With MadridMan: Version 2.0" at El Brillante in October 2000. You can see her photo HERE . Stephanie, in glasses on left, her husband behind, and child at my side. What fun we had that night.

Thanks for the beautifully written article, Stephanie. You were certainly "tested" on this trip, but it was obviously a wonderful experience to remember.

Saludos, MadridMan

[ 02-27-2002: Message edited by: MadridMan ]

Very nice article. Nice plug for MadridMan. Well deserved!

Wolf