Read more about the article Eight Simple Rules for Surviving Your Spanish Apartment
Cheap Whiskey + tunos = noise complaint

Eight Simple Rules for Surviving Your Spanish Apartment

It's January, time for a new start, or perhaps a new outlook. Or maybe even a new living situation. When you're abroad, you undoubtedly expect the best when it comes…

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Read more about the article El Tintero – Pescaíto al estilo Subasta
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El Tintero – Pescaíto al estilo Subasta

I’ve learned a lot of things in Spain. Just ask Christine. Certainly one of those lessons has been to speak up. As Spaniards are candid about their opinions and not really all that patient, their bar language is a reflection of the gregarious personality that even my six-year-old students display.

And this is why I loved El Tintero, a malagueño restaurant that puts it all to practice.

Chipi! Chipi!

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Hiking in Sevilla's Cerro del Hierro National Park, right next to Kike's pueblo

If January Marks the Start…My 2011 Travel Round-up

Let me tell you a little story about peer pressure. When I was 11, my parents informed me that the dog had taken the news well. She faintly wagged her…

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