Mom was Mugged in Gibraltar!
Got your attention didn’t I? Okay, so she didn’t get “Mugged” in Gibraltar per se, more like pick pocketed in Gibraltar. Mugged just sounded better with the word “Mom” so I had to go with it. Kinda catchy huh?
Destinations
A Day Trip To Gibraltar – Part II
Continued from A Day Trip To Gibraltar – Part I In the last post, we had just arrived in Gibraltar. Getting in was very easy, and not too time consuming. Now we were on our way to the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. Getting around a (less than) 3 square kilometers was pretty easy, and we
A Day Trip To Gibraltar From Southern Spain
We were expecting to take a trip to Gibraltar as a joint anniversary present (16 years) in March, but an unexpected holiday gave us a four-day weekend. The holiday in question is Día de Andalucía (Andalusia Day). This important date, February 28th, commemorates the date when Andalusia was made an Autonomous Community in Spain some 33
6 Months Living in Spain – What were we thinking?
Well it’s official! This family of self-made expats, on a “Career Break”, left the U.S. six months ago to embark on our Living in Spain adventure. As with anything in life you have a plan and then let it evolve. Our original Plan for Living in Spain isn’t too far off from where we still are, but we
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Fresh Strawberries have arrived!
I don’t mean to brag (okay, maybe a little), but we are loving the fresh Strawberries right now! This is a family that loves their berries, but we are used to having them in the Spring/Summer only. They started appearing in the market about 3-4 weeks ago and we just can’t get enough.
Carnaval La Heradura – Our Grand Finale
The Carnaval season has sadly come to an end. We spent the kick of weekend experiencing Carnaval of Cádiz and had a wonderful time. It was good fun to listen and watch the Chirigotas and be part of the Big Carnaval energy. This weekend we were able to close Carnaval locally, in the small village of La Herradura.
Carnaval Cádiz Chirigotas
Do you want to see choral groups, dressed in costumes, singing mainly through the streets of the village offering humorous song? Then you should see the Carnaval Cádiz Chirigotas. These groups are also televised for the main competition COAC, but often perform in the streets through out the week. The even have on-line voting for your favorite group.
Carnaval of Cádiz 2013
The Carnaval of Cádiz is one of the best-known carnavals in Spain. The whole city participates in what seems to be a 10-12 day fiesta. Cádiz stakes claim to being the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in all southwestern Europe.
Paella Gigante en Almuñécar, Granada Spain
Last Sunday there was a fundraiser to help children in Cuba and they were making some Paella Gigante in out village of Almuñécar. This was a special event on a beautiful day in January. We can hop over to nearby La Herradura any weekend night and get the same thing at El Chambao de Joaquin.