Category Archives: Guest Experts

A Local Twist On Christmas – Tarifa

The Spanish love a good party in any shape or form. Part of the Christmas celebration...
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Need Life Beyond The Beach? Tenerife Island City Breaks

Tenerife is the largest of the seven Canary Islands and...
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Wanna Be A Member Of The 1% Club? – Lanzarote Island

Lauren Linzer, our guest expert from the Canary Islands, loves Lanzarote Island. She is now...
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A Tasty Morsel – Jerez de la Frontera

Jerez de la Frontera, located in Southern Spain, is known for it's horse and cattle ranches. Also...
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No Car Needed (no. 11): Granada to Jaén

The area around Jaén produces more olives that any other region of Spain...
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A Bed For Every Budget: Where To Stay In Madrid

Lauren Aloise from Madrid, is in the know regarding cool places to stay in Madrid...
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How’s Spain Doing?

How’s Spain doing in the crisis? One local viewpoint from Madrid.....
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Bears, Bovines and Bean Stew – Asturias

The region of Asturias in Northern Spain is richly diverse...
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Peacocks, Pavilions and Pools: The Alcazar Real of Seville

They say that Seville is the most romantic city in Spain, and its most entrancing building by far is the Royal Alcazar.
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Tapa Time: San Sebastian’s Parte Vieja Pintxo Scene

San Sebastian is known, above all, for its beauty—and for its Michelin-starred cuisine.
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León: The House Of Light

Robin Graham, travels north to Leon. He captures the heartbeat of intimacy that travel...
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Culinary Adventures in Barcelona – a Saturday with Joel from Papa Serra

What better way to get to know a city than through its food? Julie, our guest writer based in Barcelona....
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No Car Needed (no. 11): Madrid To Segovia

Those Roman dudes got around and left their huge aquaduct in Segovia...
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Why (and How) I Moved To Spain – Was I Crazy? (no. 1): Liz In Logroño

Liz Carlson first fell for Spain as a teen. After college, she made her way back to Iberia....
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Camels, Caves, Cooling Lakes In The Canary Islands

Wondering where to travel in the Canary Islands? Linda Wainwright, our guest writer...
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Searching for Duende: Flamenco in Seville

Flamenco is practically an anthem in Seville, an art form synonymous with the city it calls home.
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7 Things I Love About My City (and 3 Why It Sucks): Seville

Seville is one of Spain's most famous cities. But what does Cat Gaa, a local in Seville, love and hate about living there?
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An Unsettling Tradition: Impressions of My First Bullfight

Some say it's art, others say it's just plain cruel. Shawn from Madrid offers a view on bullfighting....
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How I Learned Spanish & How You Can, Too

Tips from a local in Andalucia on learning Spanish...
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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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