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Spain Snapshots: My 2014 Spain Wish List
The great thing about living in Spain is that I have an entire country to explore. Although I’ve been to each of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions, there are still so many more places that I’d like to...
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Tapa Thursdays: Apple Strudel at Buda Castle
While Spanish food is one of my biggest loves, I am not one to turn down local fare in any of the places I visit. This meant wild boar tortellini in Florence, leubuckhen in Passau and even grasshoppers...
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Spain Snapshots: The Medieval City of Mondoñedo along the Camino de Santiago...
Leaving Lourenzá at just past 7am, we’d have a two hour hike before reaching Mondoñedo, where we’d agreed to meet Iván, Claude and Sandrine for breakfast. While we’d stop and feed our bodies whenever...
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Tapa Thursdays: Sol y Sombra
Some places have now become tradition with me and the Novio when we have guests – everyone from a sorority sister and her husband to my own mother have had lunch in Sol y Sombra, a restaurant in the...
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Photo Post of Carmona: The Perfect Little Day Trip from Seville
Nothing says long weekend like a roadtrip, a quick stop in a village and the mass migration of people during the sacred puente. Not wanting to go too far, I settled on taking a day trip to Carmona, one...
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Tapa Thursdays: Eating at a Guachinche on Tenerife
Julie’s plan had only three itinerary stops on my only full-day on Tenerife: Rental car. Teide. Guachinche Eager not to ruin my own surprise, I refused to give into sneaking a peek at what this...
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Spain Snapshots: Garganta la Olla, the gorgeous extremeño pueblo you’ve...
There was only one real reason why we stopped: it was sunny and just about 1pm, which meant it was beer hour. Snaking down the one-lane highway that led from the Monastery of Yuste, where Holy Roman...
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Spain Snapshots: My Perfect Madrileño Day
Danny and I were on our third glass of vermouth in Malasaña when it dawned on me: Madrid had finally won me over. Between the barrio life, the collision of old and traditional with new and different...
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Spain Snapshots: The Guadalupe Monastery of Cáceres
Many great places in Spain are seeped in legends, mentioned in texts or venerated by the insane queues at its ticket offices (I’m looking at you, Alhambra). For me, the Real Monasterio de Guadalupe...
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Autonomous Community Spotlight: Las Islas Canarias
Not one to make travel goals, I did make one when coming to Spain: visit all 17 autonomous communities at least once before going home. While Madrid, Barcelona and Seville are the stars of the tourist...
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A Peek at Life in India: the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur
From where we stood, halfway up the hill to the Monkey Temple, the waning light was turning ‘The Pink City’ a pearly, golden hue. The jagged skyline’s stack of buildings and telephone poles, a thousand...
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Rainy Days in Oviedo
It’s raining in Seville, rare in September but welcome after a hot and excruciatingly long summer. They’re those sort of spotty showers that come and go as fast as takes you to find a cozy cafe to wait...
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The Best-Kept Secrets in Florence
I admit I’m terrible at keeping secrets, but only the kind that you’re bursting to share with people. The kind where no one is being talked about and no one will get hurt. I would have loved to keep...
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Walking The Medieval Murallas of Ávila
I’d seen the walls from the highway on the way to Madrid – like something out of a period piece, the red roofs of the historic center spill down from a shallow hill, corralled by more than 80 stone...
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Visiting Munich’s Christmas Markets
I’d long been hoping to visit Germany during Christmas time. After five trips to Deutschland during the coldest months of the year, I finally made it to Oktoberfest, an absolute dream for beer lovers....
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Tapa Thursdays: Seville’s Newest Gastrocultural Offering, the Mercado Lonja...
In a city renowned for tapas culture, more and more foodie-friendly offerings are popping up. From wine tasting packages and jamón cutting courses to ethnic bars and even a midday flamenco show, I’d...
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Photo Post: A Visit to the Seville Cathedral Rooftop
There are some things in Seville that don’t need any further explanation – a cotton candy sunset over Triana, Plaza de España’s beautiful tile benches, the dreamy chords and staccato of a flamenco...
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Autonomous Community Spotlight: Galicia
Not one to make travel goals, I did make one when coming to Spain: visit all 17 autonomous communities at least once before going home. While Madrid, Barcelona and Seville are the stars of the tourist...
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The Best Bites from the Devour Barcelona Tour
Food in Barcelona has always made me skeptical, despite a rich culinary history and the production of several globally recognized chefs. I’ve been to La Ciutat Comptal half a dozen times, but couldn’t...
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Visiting Seville: Alternatives to the Tourist Beat
I love showing my adopted city to my family and friends, and even to my readers who come to the city (though they mostly see tapas restaurants and bars!) – it reminds me of how much the city still...
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