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…

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Where to Eat in Barcelona and Not Be Ripped Off, Disappointed or Still Hungry

To say that Barcelona (as a city) underwhelms me is an understatement. And its food? Ugh, I don't even want to go there. In my half a dozen previous trips to…

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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…

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Yes, Boss! : On Learning to Drive a Tuk Tuk in India

"Ok Boss, you take over now." Mukul grinned widely as he took his hands off of the glorified bike handlebars that constitute the steering wheel, ignition and gas pedal of…

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12 Grapes, 12 Months and 12 things I’m going to start doing in 2015

At 5:04, I realized the champagne hadn't been poured and the grapes hadn't been sectioned off into groups of  a dozen yet. We'd missed Spain's ringing in of the new…

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