Spain

A Colorful Day

December 28, 2011
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It’s my parents’ last day here in Alicante with Rob and I so we took them on a coastal train ride to a colorful little fishing town called Vila Joiosa.  The photos say it all. I’ve been in Spain 2 weeks now and am still sticking with my vacation-proof morning routine:  a long run on the [...]

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Pork Paella & a Sunset in Cuenca

November 27, 2011
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Hi gang!  How were your Thanksgiving weekends? I got back to Chapel Hill last night after a long day of flying.  I’m thankful I booked my ticket to come back on Saturday though – I needed the day to catch up on sleep, grocery shopping, exercising, cooking, blogging, and laundry! Early on Friday, Rob whisked [...]

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Rockin’ & Rollin’ in Espana

November 21, 2011
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Hola from Espana!  How was your weekend? The weather was not so great today but my boyfriend and I mangaged to squeak in a 4 mile run along the beach between rain showers this morning.  I was a little groggy after catching up on some much needed sleep but it felt great to get out [...]

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Adios Espana!

August 24, 2011
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After a month of adventures to Valencia, Mallorca, Granada and countless hours of reading on the beach in Alicante (I finished 6 books in 3 1/2 weeks!?), vacation is officially over.  SAD. We spent my last weekend in Alicante hanging out with my boyfriend’s sister and her family who came to visit us all the way from New York! We [...]

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3 Cheers for Churros!

August 22, 2011
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I managed to restrain myself for 3 1/2 weeks but with yesterday being my last day in Spain, I allowed myself to indulge in one of the most tasty Spanish traditions… churros and chocolate! I remember chowing down on some of these yummy fried dough sticks dipped in melted chocolate 10 years ago when I [...]

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Some Tasty Spanish Traditions

August 12, 2011
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Happy Friday! So I realized yesterday that my blog has been seriously lacking in food content lately – mostly because I’ve been so busy writing about my adventures around Spain and eating out at restaurants! Well, today’s post is all about the food… my top traditional Spanish foods: Jamon serrano is generally served raw in [...]

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Guest Post: Simple Spanish Seafood

June 20, 2011
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Hi guys!  Hope you had a fun weekend.  I’m super busy today with  class, work, writing a 20 page paper and Part 2 of my firearms training class tonight so I asked my friend Matt to write a guest post for me on the delish seafood in Spain he recently got to eat!  Without further [...]

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