Seville April Fair: Why it’s Not for Me!
Memories of Ferias Past Sometimes here in cosmopolitan Madrid I feel like I am living in a completely different country than only a few years ago, when I was happy residing in Seville, a mid-sized city...
View Article3 Must Try Foods in Malaga
Warm, sunny Malaga– it’s been awhile since I walked your beaches, drove through your breathtaking, whitewashed pueblos blancos, and ate your fresh, delicious food. Luckily, this summer I plan to...
View ArticleBoston Foodie Tours: Discovering Boston Bite by Bite
Ever since starting Madrid Food Tour I have become a huge fan of organized tours– but only when they’re with the right company. I used to think that I personally didn’t need a tour guide– I prefered to...
View Article10 Things to do in Northern Navarra
We pulled into the train station in Pamplona, the capital of Navarra, Spain (or Navarre in English– but that just sounds weird!) famous for its yearly running of the bulls. But we weren’t there to see...
View ArticleEating Chinchón
Only a short drive from busy Madrid there is a small, quiet town where you truly feel that time has stood still. As you wind through the narrow streets into the oval shaped Plaza Mayor, you can’t help...
View ArticleA Taste of Dutch Cuisine: Eating Rotterdam and Amsterdam
I can’t remember the last time it was so difficult to find good information about a city’s food scene. Crazy as it sounds, I actually expected my search for Rotterdam food blogs to be successful– I...
View ArticleFlavors of Fuerteventura
If you’d asked me two weeks ago to tell you about the typical foods of Fuerteventura, I wouldn’t have known where to begin. Small, sweet bananas rang a bell, and I knew that the slightly spicy mojo...
View ArticleLooking Back at Playa del Carmen
It’s been two years since I was busy planning my American wedding and (even more importantly) our honeymoon to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I was completely new to travel blogging at the time, so apart...
View ArticleAnything to Declare? The Story of a Chorizo at Customs
One of the most common questions people ask me on our Madrid Food Tours is what foods they are allowed to bring back with them to their respective countries. Unfortunately, I only know about US laws,...
View ArticleMy Barcelona Food Dreams
Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona… It’s the city everyone asks me about when they find out that I live in Spain. Not too long ago, someone even asked me if it was the capital! But as famous and appealing...
View ArticleWhat I Learned About Travel by Having Visitors
For two years Madrid was my own. I dreamed about the day my family would come visit, saving certain museums and daytrips for when they did. I figured it would be nice for some things to be new for me...
View ArticleMy Top 3 Mountain Escapes in Spain
Winter is just around the corner and the temperatures in Madrid are already dropping far too low for my comfort. I make sure to never leave the house without a thick scarf and a pair of gloves in my...
View ArticleWhy I Spent Only 24 Hours in Krakow
I’m not usually a 24 hours per city type of person. I much prefer a slower way of traveling, and often feel a terrible sadness when leaving any place I visit. I always wish I could stay just a bit...
View ArticleBest Bites of 2013
Another year has come and gone, and 2014 already seems well underway. 2013 was an exciting year for me, as I turned my business venture to a full time job, complete with partners, employees, and...
View ArticleBeautiful Burgos
While I adore train travel in Spain, sometimes renting a car is the best way to go. Especially when you have the time and ability to make some stops along the way. When we decided to spend a few days...
View ArticleHighlights of Berlin: Sights and Bites
Berlin is an enormous city, one that deserves weeks, if not months to truly take in. I was visiting for a scant three days, and arrived home each night with my feet aching and my body exhausted– I...
View ArticleBest Bites of Terres de l’Ebre
If you’d asked me where the Terres de l’Ebre were a month ago, I probably would have responded with a blank stare. And that’s the thing I love so much about living in Spain. It’s full of amazing hidden...
View ArticleSwimming with Bluefin Tunas at a Sustainable Tuna Farm
Putting on a wetsuit is hard– and so is drinking cava on a very shaky catamaran! But I had set out to challenge myself and learn new things, something I definitely achieved on my Terres de l’Ebre...
View ArticleVisiting the World’s Oldest Olive Trees
“If these olive trees could talk, they’d have a lot to say,” explained our guide Augustin as we made our way through the arid olive groves of the Finca del Arión. And he’s right– according to local...
View ArticleFlowers and Food: Visiting the Cordoba Patio Festival
Ever since first moving from the US to Andalusia in 2009, I’ve been hearing people rave about the Cordoba Patio Festival. Like a home and garden show, the Cordoba patio festival is a special time of...
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