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My 10 Favorite Underrated Cities in Spain

By on February 7, 2013 in Destinations, Europe, Spain

There is so much more to Spain than Madrid, Barcelona, Granada and Sevilla. As much as I love those cities, one major goal of mine on this blog is to showcase all of the lesser-known, often-overlooked gems around the rest of Spain. Over the years I have traveled around most of the Iberian Peninsula, and [...]

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5 Reasons to Go to Northern Spain

By on January 20, 2013 in Adventures, Destinations, Europe, Spain, Wine

San Juan de Gaztelugatxe on the Basque Coast, source, Flickr Creative Commons Spain is such a culturally diverse, vibrant and enthralling country. It often feels like a dozen small countries rolled into one. There is so much to see and do, which is why when people only go to the Big Four (my own invention) [...]

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A Guide to the Regions in Spain for Auxiliares de Conversación

By on January 10, 2013 in auxiliares, Destinations, Europe, How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English

It’s that time of year again. The applications are about to open for the auxiliar de conversación teaching English in Spain program that I’ve done for the past two years. Let the mayhem commence! With many many posts on here about being an auxiliar, from tips and tricks, to expat stories, to travel and tapas [...]

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The Expat Files: Alisa in Galicia

By on July 12, 2012 in auxiliares, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, The Expat Files

Perhaps one of the least known regions in Spain is Galicia. Situated in the northwest corner of the Peninsula above Portugal, Galicia is far from, well, anything. Well off the beaten tourist track, unless you are walking there on the battered dirt roads of the Camino de Santiago, Galicia remains one of the few undiscovered, untouched regions in [...]

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