Ribeira, Albariño y Mencía

Estoy de vuelta de unas vacaciones en Galicia, donde el vino no falta nunca. No suelo beber mucho vino blanco, pero cuando viajo me gusta tomar productos locales.

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Walking in Madrid: Valle de Lozoya and Rascafría

The beautiful Valle de Lozoya is way up in the northern part of the Sierra: the only bad thing I can say about it is that it’s so

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The Spanish Coup Attempt, 1981 – a little bit of Spanish history

On this day in 1981, agents of the Guardia Civil broke into the Spanish Parliament with pistols drawn, and declared that Spain’s newly-declared democracy was over. Dictator Francisco

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The Spanish Dream falls to pieces

The Spanish dream is fading fast.. Spanish people, bless their hearts, have a surprising tendency to adopt all of the worst ideas that come out of the United

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Fuente De, Picos de Europa, Spain

This is me (back when I was a bit fatter) about to be attacked by a cow in Picos de Europa, Cantabria, Spain. The area is specifically Fuente

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