Photo Friday #28 Not a photo and not taken by me, so technically I guess this is not really Photo Friday material. Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but share this vintage advertisement as it does combine two of my passions: travel and Spain. BTW, I think you’re more likely to encounter a redhead in Galicia or [...]
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A little whining first: Over the years I have become a bit of a news critic, especially since becoming involved in aviation – there is a lot of disinformation out there. It was only today, however, that I learned that the news media often goof when it comes to another topic – my beloved Spanish [...]
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When Heather is Geder is GDR A few weeks ago – and I meant to blog about this back then, but you can see how my procrastination is running wild – the DH was chatting online with one of our nieces. She is eight years old and lives in Logroño, Spain. At some point in [...]
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name Whoa, where have I been!? Canoeing, eating, walking, people watching, going to the beach, visiting with friends, and in general enjoying my vacation. It’s about to end, though, so I’d better enjoy as much as I can. Last night we spent a few hours at a closing party for a [...]
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Who? What? Where? When? I’m going away for the weekend with friends of the DH. I have been “informed” that we are going, but I have no idea where we are going. All I know is there might be some canoeing. How is one supposed to pack for this kind of weekend? Asturias is the [...]
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Culture Clash! It’s the little things that remind me I am in Spain. Like the fact that the national television station just interviewed two topless women on the beach. I sat at the dinner table with mouth agape as the rest of the family looked on, hardly surprised. Ah, la naturaleza!
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Welcome to World Blog Surf Day, featuring food! As an expat, or even as a traveler, you quickly learn that Americans are fairly finnicky eaters, and in the beginning of my expatriate life, I was no exception. I will never forget the look my newly-acquired (by marriage) Spanish Aunt gave me as I carefully separated [...]
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I’m starting a new series here on the blog, because I do love me a good meal. It’s called Great Feasts. Join me as I chronicle the top meals I’ve had, either together with the DH or with friends, across the globe. From pork in Spain to seafood in Asia, I’m hungry! First up is [...]
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It really feels like a Friday today. If I were 3 feet tall and male you could call me Grumpy. This is probably the last Photo Friday that I am going to focus on Spain for a while. I’m getting too homesick! Here is a looong photo essay. (I think next week I will also [...]
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I just can’t get enough of Spain, so I am featuring it again this week on Photo Friday! There were also way too many photos to choose just one, so you get a little photo essay. Roman Theater circa 18 BC They say the sun never set on the Roman empire and one could certainly [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window.
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