A Cooking Day in Málaga: Preparing Spanish Dishes in Andalucía

Spain is a country that's easy to get lost in. I don't mean the culture or the romanticism - I mean, GPS systems are absolute crap, and it's easier to…

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Picking Winter Fruit in Southern Spain

In the winter months, citrus fruits, figs, mushrooms and chestnuts are ripe and ready to be picked. Olive oil harvests begin, and crops like pumpkins, avocados and leeks begin to…

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Two Weeks on the Camino de Santiago: 14 Pictures of my Journey (Part 2)

Where we last left off, I had literally just climbed a mountain, but I had also scaled a mountain of self-doubt that told me my body was not strong enough…

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What Walking the Camino de Santiago Taught Me About Life

'El Camino no regala nada.' I was trailing Iván, using his walking stick as a third leg as we trudged up a muddy incline somewhere between Santa Marina and Ballotas.…

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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…

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Spain Snapshots: Playa de las Catedrales, Galicia

After my disappointing jaunt to the 'Most Beautiful Village in Spain,' I had even higher expectations for the 'Most Beautiful Beach in Spain,' Playa As Catedrais. Arriving to Ribadeo, the…

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