By Nancy Todd
Baby, it’s cold outside and quiet on the fiesta front in Spain. You may hear an occasional drum or coronet. Or see a priest in a funny hat and dress (do you think they are really transvestites?) leading an entourage at night with candles. Here is The January Scoop for events in Spain.
1. Celebrate Food and march in San Sebastian. British royalty established San Sebastian as a resort in the 1800′s and it continues in all it’s formality. La Tamborrada, a midnight to midnight fiesta, honors the patron saint St. Donostia of San Sebastian and boots formality into the Bay. Thousands of drummers represent different groups of gastronomic societies and bang it out all over the city. Some drummers wear their chef’s hats. Forget about shakin’ your booty, this is real marchin’ music. January 19. Read More
























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6 Tips On Moving To Spain
Liz Carlson, our guest writer and expert on Northern Spain, has moved alot. I mean alot. Salmanca, Madrid, Malaga to name a few. She is the Queen of Move and is in the know on how to do it. I wonder if she did bring those six pairs of jeans.
By Liz Carlson
1. Packing
Packing is key when it comes to moving abroad, and 9 times out of 10, people pack too much. When moving to Spain permanently, for a year or two, or even just a few months, one of the biggest mistake made is to overpack. So pack that suitcase, and then unpack it and take half of it out. Read More »