Tapa Thursdays: Sol y Sombra
Some places have now become tradition with me and the Novio when we have guests - everyone from a sorority sister and her husband to my own mother have had…
Uno de enero, dos de febrero…Experiencing the San Fermines festival of Pamplona
Author's note: This article was written by a guest author. While I have been to quaint Pamplona, I have never seen the bullfights or the running of the bulls that…
Death in the Afternoon
Like it or not, bullfighting is intrinsic in sevillano culture. Hemingway's favorite pastime is both hemmed and hawed and considered a great art form, but this piece of southern folklore…
¡A Vivir, que son (seis) días (de Feria)!
I've written for Backpacking Matt and The Spain Scoop about my favorite fiesta of the year: the Feria de Sevilla. Curve-hugging dresses, horse carriages and thousands of bottles of manzanilla…
92 Reasons to visit Seville
In working on an article for The Spain Scoop, I paid a visit to the Seville Tourism Board's website. On the main page, to coincide with the World's Fair in…
Wildlife abounds at my suegro's farm, including these pure bred Andalusian beauties
Everybody Was Pueblo-Timing
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…