Tag Archives: Galicia

You Gotta See Spain: La Coruña

There exists a place in Spain where flamenco chords are swapped for the shrill call of a bagpipe...
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By admin | Published: April 10, 2013
Posted in Beaches, Camino de Santiago Hike, Destinations, MORE SCOOP, SANTIAGO & WEST | Also tagged , , , , , , |

Celebrating in Santiago de Compostela – Spanish Summer Festivals

Head to Galicia, to mystical Santiago de Compostela at the end of July for this festival...
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By admin | Published: June 21, 2012
Posted in Camino de Santiago Hike, Destinations, Festivals & Holidays, Guest Experts, Museums & Sites, SANTIAGO & WEST | Also tagged , , , , |

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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By admin | Published: April 25, 2012
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Beaches, Beauty, And Bars In Galicia

If Cat Gaa could live two places at once, it would be Seville and Galicia. Our guest writer and expert from Southern Spain faces the dilemma that many...
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By admin | Published: April 14, 2012
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Spanish Music this Spring – Festival Do Norte 2012 – Galicia

Ready to rock? Check out Festival del Norte this spring 2012...
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By admin | Published: April 7, 2012
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Mushrooms – Traditional Food In Spain (and we are not hallucinating)

It is Autumn and to many people in Spain, and to your Scoopettes, this means mushroom time. The chilly days call to people who forage the traditional food, wild mushrooms...
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By admin | Published: November 2, 2011
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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
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Camino de Santiago, Walking the Walk…

When a friend of mine said he was going to do the Camino de Santiago again this year, but starting in Paris, I said, 'You're insane.'
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By admin | Published: July 20, 2011
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