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Magic Mushrooms – Good With Garlic
Fall creeps in and it's time for seasonal foods, fungus being one of the best in Catalonia...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Food, INTERVIEWS | Tagged boqueria, catalunya, MUSHROOM FESTIVAL, mushrooms, spain |
No Car Needed (no. 3): Barcelona – Figueres, Day Tripping to Dalí-land
Love him, hate him, or feel confused by him, the work of Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) is prodigious...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Guest Experts, Museums & Sites | Tagged DALI, dali museum, Figueres, Girona, no car needed, pyrenees, Toy Museum |
A Weekend Guide to Alicante
A weekend guide to seeing and shopping in Alicante, Spain!
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Shop | Tagged alicante, Christine Medina, mediterranean, Shop Spain, spain, Turron |
A Small Bodega, Penedès In Spain
Travel the Penedès region right outside Barcelona for small wineries...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Wine | Tagged BARCELONA & EAST, bodegas, cava, champagne, in spain, Penedes, wine, wineries |
Photo Scoop (no. 18): Sitges Beaches
By the time it takes you to glob on suntan lotion and put on your shades, you can get from Barcelona...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches | Tagged barcelona, barcelona and east, beaches, destination, Renfe, SITGES, train |
Photo Scoop (no. 16): Take Me to Cadaqués, Catalunya
Cadaqués is a long-time Scoop fave. It's gorgeous just about any time of year...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, featured, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Tagged Cadaqués, CATALONIA, catalunya, DALI, Europe, Girona, Portlligat, spain |
Photo Scoop (no. 15): Romans Roamin’ On The Beach In Tarragona
Those Roman dudes just about covered the entire planet, and they left a bit of their booty and booties in...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Museums & Sites, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Tagged beaches, national archeological museum, national cathedral of tarragona, photo scoop, Romans, Tarragona |
Prostitution in Catalonia: Girona’s Ladies of the Plastic Chairs
Why are there so many women selling themselves on country roads in Girona?...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST | Tagged DALI, Emporda, Girona, prostitution in Spain, putas |
No Car Needed (no. 7): Barcelona to Gorgeous Girona
Girona is gorgeous. That is it. As a small city, it is easy to walk, you won't need any public transportation...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Museums & Sites | Tagged cathedral of santa maria, city history museum, Girona, museum of cinema, museums, no car needed |
Jumilla Wines: “Now Aren’t You Happy We Came?”
Discovering new wines is always fun for wine lovers. Cat Gaa, our guest writer...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Guest Experts, Wine | Tagged bodegas, cat gaa, guest writer, jamilla, seville, SPANISH WINE, wineries |
Photo Scoop (no.13): Petals and Pictures from Girona’s Temps de Flors
A flower festival each May in the Catalan city Girona! On from May 12 - 20th 2012...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Festivals & Holidays, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Tagged CATALONIA, catalunya, day-trips from Barcelona, Girona, spain, Temps de Flors, Torre de Laurentii |
The English Bit of Spain – Murcia, Alicante and La Manga Club
Exploring Alicante and Murcia where some villages are more English than Spanish...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Moving to Spain, Sports, Stay | Tagged alicante, Brits in Spain, hotels, La Manga Club, Las Lomas, Murcia |
Scoopette Bucket List 2: Itchy Feet, Hungry Heart
Life is short and must be lived to the fullest. Here's my list of things to see, do, learn, experience in SPAIN!
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, BILBAO & NORTH, Camino de Santiago Hike, Canaries, Destinations, Destinations, Destinations, Destinations, Formentera, Ibiza, ISLANDS, MADRID & CENTRAL, Mallorca, Menorca, More Cool Islands, MORE SCOOP, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged Bucket List 2012, Cabo de Gata, paradores |
Scoopette Bucket List – Nancy Todd
1. I love Frank Gehry's architectural masterpieces. He designed the Marques de Riscal Hotel And Spa...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST | Tagged alicante, bucket list, fromentara, Galicia, GRANADA, ibiza, islands of cies, javier bardem, MALLORCA, menorca, nancy todd, paradores, scoopettes, seville, white villages |
Balancing The City and The Wilds