Category Archives: SANTIAGO & WEST

But wait Lotto God, do not think for a minute that I would be lazy, and give up work if I won the booty. No sir! I'm the original workaholic thanks to my...

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By admin | Published: December 22, 2011

Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged christmas, El Gordo, Lotto, spain, Xmas |

Shhhhhhhhh, Knifesharpeners Are Coming – Old Spain

Shhhhhhhh. Listen. You may hear a shrill whistle, twittering up the scale and back down. This is a sound of old Spain...

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By admin | Published: November 19, 2011

Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, MADRID & CENTRAL, MORE SCOOP, Moving to Spain, San Sebastian, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged barcelona, knifesharpeners, MADRID & CENTRAL, old spain, SEVILLE & SOUTH, the spain scoop |

10 Differences – Celebrating Thanksgiving In Spain

Yes, we celebrate Thanksgiving in Spain. The reason we have not written about Thanksgiving sooner is because we are celebrating on the Saturday after Thanksgiving...

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By admin | Published: November 12, 2011

Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, BILBAO & NORTH, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged barcelona, food news, GRANADA, madrid, pavo, seville, thanksgiving in spain |

Daily Bread – Food Traditions

The Spanish love their food traditions. Dinner starts at ten p.m. Check out the Scoop for the ebb and flow of meals.

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By admin | Published: November 7, 2011

Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, BILBAO & NORTH, Food, Food, Food, Food, Food, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged breakfast, food tradition, ham, mediterannean diet, menu del dia |

Photo Scoop (no. 2): Autumn’s Traditional Food In Spain

We Scoopettes love the markets for traditional food in Spain. In Autumn, they are bursting with bright colors and...

But what Spain does celebrate, is Dia de Todos Los Santos, or All Saint's Day, celebrated on November 1st. Traditionally this day, where most businesses are shut down and people have the day off of work, is for friends and families to visit the graves of their loved ones who have passed away

Get Stoned on Love and Peace on the Cies Islands – Galicia

Stoned on nature, because goodness knows we didn't smuggle pot with us on the plane from Barcelona. My mind went quiet and putty like. Time disappeared. Peace prevailed. What I have been trying forever to get right in my yoga classes was easy to do on the Cies Islands: think of nothing.

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By admin | Published: September 12, 2011

Also posted in ISLANDS, Sports | Tagged cies islands, Galicia, islas cies, spain, vigo |