Practical Advice for Attending Spain’s Messiest Festival, la Tomatina
If I could live on one food for the rest of my days, I would choose the tomato (or maybe ice cream...just not tomato ice cream). Like Bubba Gump can…
Shooting My First Wedding: Andrea y Carlos
I'm a sucker for a good love story. Maybe it's the midday hours watching Spain's answer to Lifetime: Television for Women, but having been in a relationship for the last…
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 strawberries show up on the market…
Jaded Expat: Four (and a half) Things I Dislike About Living in Seville
Truth be told, Seville was never on my list of places to study, let alone live. My plans included free tapas along Calle Elvira, views of the Alhambra from my…
Am I the only one who doesn’t like Barcelona?
Post updated December 2025. Feelings not updated. I am a person who believes in second chances. And when it comes to cities that I didn't like the first time around,…
Thanksgiving Turkeys and Triumphs
Can I admit something, at the risk of sounding like a bad American? I never liked Thanksgiving as a kid. My mind keeps going to the hours of preparation at my…