Spain’s Controversial Fiesta – how I learned to love bullfighting

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make: I like bullfighting. I like the colors. The choreography. The ritual. The tradition. The whole wild spectacle.  (Cue the

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A bullfighting aficionado comes out of the closet

Hey everybody! I’ve got a new article up on ¡Vaya Madrid! in which I finally admit, publicly, that I love bullfighting. Yes, me. Mr Chorizo. Call me what

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The Running of the Bulls (in Pamplona and elsewhere)

This week Pamplona (a city in the northern region of Navarra) celebrates the festival of San Fermín – the famous running of the bulls that Hemingway immortalized in

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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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A Letter from Hemingway to Fitzgerald

Here’s an excerpt of a letter from Hemingway (Ernest) to Fitzgerald (F. Scott) that I dug up somewhere… To me a heaven would be a big bull ring

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