San Nicolás del Puerto – Sunshine and Siestas

My Travel Round Up from the First Six Months of 2013

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:July 3, 2013
Post category:Alicante Andalucia Andalusia Tourism Balkans Trip Barcelona Calpe Catalonia Cataluña Cordoba Croatia Dubrovnik Featured international travel Montenegro Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Seville Spain Travel Spanish Traditions Travel UNESCO World Heritage
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My parents, upon my high school graduation (10 years ago...thank you, Atlantic Ocean, for existing and putting distance between me and my fellow Tigers just this once!) gave me a…

Seville Snapshots: Domingo de Romería

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:May 13, 2013
Post category:Andalusia Tourism Beer Featured ham religion Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Seville Province Spanish Traditions
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"The hilly encinas are my office," said Jose, not looking away from his ham leg, from which he took thin cuts and arranged them neatly onto a plate for us.…

You Know You’re in Small Town Spain when…

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:December 4, 2012
Post category:Andalucia Andalusia Tourism culture shock expat life Featured gastronomy ham living abroad Places with Encanto Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Spain tourism typical Spanish
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I've lived in just three cities in Spain, all de-facto capitals of their respective comunidades autonomas. While cities offer all the amenities that make living abroad un pelin easier -…

Tapa Thursdays: The Effervescent Jamón Ibérico

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:October 25, 2012
Post category:Andalucia Andalusia Tourism Extremadura food gastronomy ham Huelva photo post Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Seville Tapas Tapas Thursday travel photography typical Spanish
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Some thing are just better experienced than written about. Among my favorite moments of my five years in Spain are the "early nights" that turn into café con leche as…

Wildlife abounds at my suegro's farm, including these pure bred Andalusian beauties

Everybody Was Pueblo-Timing

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:February 17, 2012
Post category:andalú Andalucia Cazalla Extremadura family gastronomy ham religion Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Seville Seville Province Spain Things to do in Sevilla toros tourism typical Spanish
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Everyone in Spain is, sorry to tell you, not fútbol- or flamenco-obsessed. Not everyone in Spain loves jamón. Not everyone in Spain speaks Castillian. But, yes, everyone in Spain has a…

Going ‘Round in Circles: Hiking in the Sierra Norte de Sevilla

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:May 26, 2011
Post category:Andalucia Cazalla Rural Tourism San Nicolás del Puerto Spain tourism
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Olivares, the village where I worked for three years, is exactly 16 kilometers away from my old house in the Triana neighborhood. This meant a 40-minute bus ride (barring cows…