Guiri, Whoa: Buying a Flamenco Dress in Seville
Anda ya! Jose Manuel drops his hands in desperation as I paw a gorgeous, pale pink flamenco dress with a cascade of ruffles. No hay quien pueda with this guiri.…
Seville Snapshots: SIMOF and the Moda Flamenca Industry
A few years ago, I had this moment where I had to pinch myself - I was sitting seventh row at a flamenco fashion show. I couldn't tell you anything…
Seville Snapshots: The Horses of the Feria de Abril of Sevilla
"Cat, estamos en Feria, ¿vale?" Luna, the Novio's god-daughter, is not quite three and already a declared feriante. We were sitting in a horse carriage, her teeny hand stroking the…
The Do’s and Dont’s of the Feria de Abril of Seville
Recently, Shawn of Azahar Sevilla and the mastermind behind Seville Tapas tweeted that I have a reputation of being feriante, a lover of Seville's famous festival, the Feria de Abril.…
Andalusia: A Love Letter in Photos
The immortal Amigos de Gines sing, Andalucia es mi tierra, yo soy del sur. Andalusia is my home, I'm from the South. While I can't claim to be a full-blood…
Seville Snapshots: Bartering at the Plaza de España
The first (and one of very, very few) feeling I ever had of notoriety was from one Cassandra Gambill, who started following my blog way back before I knew theat…