Tapa Thursdays: Caracoles

Spain is a country in which some foods are seasonal: pumpkins are ripest around Autumn, chestnuts are peddled on the street at Christmastime and … [Continue Reading]

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Photo Essay: Driving the Picturesque Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

"Drive. Just drive. Stop when you feel like it, but make sure you're not the one in the driver's seat." Ryan, Angela and I were sitting in the … [Continue Reading]

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Seville Snapshots: El Peñón de Ifach

Round the N-332, I caught my first glimpse of the dramatic Peñón de Ifach. In all of the research I'd done on Calpe, the 332-meter high rock face … [Continue Reading]

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Montenegro! Very nice! Weather, very bad! But People, so nice!

The bus driver slammed on the brakes, causing me to crash into the handrail I was using to steady myself. "Thank you! Bus Station!" We were … [Continue Reading]

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My Biggest Medical Mishaps in Spain

One of the first words the Novio ever taught me in Spanish was torpe. Clumsy, klutxy, prone to running into things, falling off of things and hitting … [Continue Reading]

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Travelling Europe and Beyond

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Montenegro! Very nice! Weather, very bad! But People, so nice!

The bus driver slammed on the brakes, causing me to crash into the handrail I was using to … [Read More...]

Travel Photography

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Photo Essay: Driving the Picturesque Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

"Drive. Just drive. Stop when you feel like it, but make sure you're not the one in the … [Read More...]

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Photo Essay: Walking the Dubrovnik City Walls

"When the war began," K says, looking at the map and spreading her open hand across it, … [Read More...]

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Three Great Day Trips from Barcelona

I've said recently that I don't like Barcelona (and it sparked a big debate on my blog and … [Read More...]

Teaching Abroad

No joke, I spent a night here in the Islas Cies.

Sleeping in Spain: A Guide to Accommodation (and 30€ Voucher Giveaway!)

If there's one thing that's weathering the Spanish economic downturn (no doubt tied to the … [Read More...]

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Saying Goodbye

You might say my mind has been made up since last August. For the first time in my six … [Read More...]

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Preparing for the Camino: Why I’m Walking

Muuuuyyyyyy bien chicos! Raquel's morning greeting was accompanied with a slurp and the … [Read More...]