After nearly two years living abroad, I had visited about a fifteen Spanish cities, my list short of Cordoba. I threw my hands up and made the most budget-friendly AirBnB reservation, crossing my fingers it would be worth the trip. Every day since Los Patios, I feel so grateful for how that final weekend getaway …

I visited Ronda when I was a child. I barely remembered it at all, given that it was almost twenty years ago and I was six years old. Still, I’m shocked. After returning this winter with Jeff, I realized it was one of the most memorable places I’ll ever visit and probably in my top …

If you’re reading this, my guess is you’re a new expat or student getting ready to move to this special little city called Murcia, and you’re looking for some information about living here. When I was first accepted to a Spanish teaching program that places North Americans across Spain, I was imagining life in an …

When my family came to visit me in Spain, we decided to spend half of a week in big cities and a couple of days in the smaller town of Girona. About an hour north of Barcelona, tourists flock to this destination for its infamous cathedral, featured in Game of Thrones. We thought this would …

  1. Enjoying the one-of-a-kind tourist attractions I don’t throw these words around in the form of recommendations lightly. But Valencia’s ‘tourist attractions’ are probably among the cutest in the world, especially for kids. I could wait to bring these photos back to Murcia to show my students. Chances are, you’ll easily stumble across these …

I visited Valencia for the first time during Holy Week and loved it. It’s a vibrant city with just enough of a small town feel to be able to accomplish a lot in a matter of two days. Most of what I accomplished was eating. Valencia’s regional uniqueness in terms of culinary tradition lived up …

I haven’t been writing much on The Mad Kitchen lately as I’ve been traveling for two solid weeks for the lovely holiday break of Semana Santa. I have a quite a bit to share about the travels to 5 different cities and enlightening food inspiration. But first, I feel compelled to expose a little about …

After a couple of months of living in Spain, Halloween spirit was in full swing at the primary schools where I work. Halloween is still relatively new to Spain, only gaining major traction in the past four or five years. Seeing my friends at home get into the spirit with their costumes and parties on …

Seville offers the best of Southern Spain. Music, food, art, history, beauty and wonderful people. I had visited as a child with my family and returned nearly 20 years later with my boyfriend. It was his first time visiting Spain and I wanted to bring him somewhere truly magical after spending several weeks in my …

Granada is one of Spain’s many culturally unique gems, largely resulting from it’s rich Moorish background. The footprints of Andalusian Islamic history is evident everywhere and especially in the infamous neighborhood of Albayzin, where you can find numerous shops filled with baskets of dried fruits, from melon to kiwi, papaya, hibiscus as well as shelves lined with …