Valencia – Sunshine and Siestas

A First-Timers Guide to Las Fallas

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:March 8, 2017
Post category:American in Spain Featured festivals Habla de Tu Ciudad y Vive de Ella Las Fallas photo post Spain Spain Travel Spanish Traditions Travel Stories typical Spanish Valencia
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At nearly 6 am, small firecrackers still fizzled on the streets. I'd been awake for an entire day, driving from one end of Spain to the other before plugging my…

Practical Advice for Attending Spain’s Messiest Festival, la Tomatina

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:September 18, 2013
Post category:Day Trips expat life Featured festivals guiri atope La Tomatina la vida loca Plazas and Squares Rural Tourism Spain Travel Spanish Traditions typical Spanish Valencia
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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…

Spain Snapshots: The Lonja de la Sede, Valencia

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:September 16, 2013
Post category:Architecture Featured Seville Shots Spain UNESCO World Heritage Valencia
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The Llotja de Sede was once the Valencia's major trading post, leaving behind a legacy as a great merchant city on the Mediterranean. Named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site…

Tapa Thursdays: Heladería Llinares and its Wacky Ice Cream Flavors

Post author:Cat Gaa
Post published:September 5, 2013
Post category:culture shock Featured gastronomy Ice Cream Spain Travel Street Food Summer in Seville Tapas Thursday typical Spanish Valencia
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Outside of Italy, I'd never seen a group of camera-clad tourists so fascinated by a street side ice cream display. In a city known for its rice dishes, avant-garde architecture and…