Tapa Thursdays: Los Zagales in Valladolid
Castilla y León may often be associated with being the breadbasket of Spain - cookie giant Cuétara is based out of Aguilar de Campoo (not a typo) - but it's…
Who is the Duquesa de Alba, and what’s with my obsession with her?
Updated May 2026 to coinced with the release of Cayetana on Netflix The tweets and whastapps started coming in almost immediately, from friends, from followers, even from the Novio's family.…
What No One Tells You About Apartment Hunting in Spain
The Five Things No One Tells You About Finding an Apartment in Spain
I am the first to admit that I did the apartment thing all wrong when I moved to Spain – without so much as seeing the place in person, getting…
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…
Tapa Thursdays: Taberna Panduro
Wee, another posts about a gastrobar! I mean, I love a mushroom risotto and fig croquetas like the next guiri, but even with new restaurants opening all the time offering…
Thirteen Weird Spanish Superstitions
In planning a Spanish-American wedding in America, I’m having to juggle between two cultures, two languages – and a whole set of weird traditions and superstitions. Upon finally activating my…