April 26, 2014 Rhythm of the Night “The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is…
March 23, 2014 Spring Awakening: Las Fallas 2014 Crack. Bang. Boom. Shaking the palm trees and ricocheting off the thin walls of apartment buildings, firecrackers crash and collide with the pavement. Children…
March 12, 2014 What to do when the party’s over: Winter in Ibiza As the waves of the Mediterranean lap against the sand, I wonder if Ibiza has ever seen a day as quiet as this one…
February 22, 2014 Madrid’s Sunset Sanctuary It is not every day that people are surrounded by exquisitely manicured stone archways, ancient European brick facades, and weathered cobblestone streets. Living in…
January 20, 2014 Canary Islands: Tenerife’s Tourist’s Internal War: The North vs. The South No matter how many people gazed upon her black beauty, the waves of El Bollullo crashed into the granite colored sand, smooth than strong,…
January 8, 2014 Worldwide Tipping Guide: Tips for Tipping Around the World For those of you who love to travel but can’t quite figure out if tipping is customary in the city you’re visiting, you’ll definitely appreciate…
December 22, 2013 Navidad in Madrid Maybe it’s the soundtrack of metro musicians performing variations of Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful. Maybe it’s the theatrical display of…
December 15, 2013 Madrid’s Punctual Public Transportation System for Unpunctual Madrileños No. Spanish old lady, I do plan to remain sitting on this metro seat eating my Tex-Mex Doritos that taste exactly like original Doritos….
December 7, 2013 Feel like a Spanish Aristocrat at Casa de Diego A great issue many European cities face today is the conflict between tradition and modernity. Cultures and histories that span hundreds of years are…
