Before my evening with Madrid Food Tour, Madrid meant something different to me. It meant making sure my tour group didn’t succumb to pickpockets on the metro, it meant busy shopping streets lined with weird (and occasionally wonderful) street performers, and of course, it meant its “big three” galleries – the Reina Sofia, home to many works […]
Today I Say Goodbye to Gluten
I don’t talk about myself too much here, at least, not in this sort of way. But it’s Monday, the first day of a new week, so it’s time to tell a story. I have to make a proper life changing decision. One that is hopefully, going to be for the better. The idea of […]
Everything You Need To Know About Spanish Cider
When you think of cider probably the first thing that springs to mind is the often sweet Irish cider – think Magners, Bulmers or Kopperberg. Or maybe you associate cider with a small, artisan producer – after all, cider is becoming much more popular around the world and it seems as if artisan cider producers are appearing from anywhere that has […]
Discovering Gracia’s Soul Through Food
When Devour Barcelona Food Tours announced that they would be doing food tours through Barcelona’s village-like Gracia neighbourhood, I wanted in. So, when only two weeks into their official existence, I happened to be in Barcelona I knew that rambling around the streets of Gracia, under the guidance of the lovely Renée, would be the perfect way to spend […]
How To Eat Out Like A Local In Spain
I read a great quote the other day.“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” Damn, I couldn’t have put it better myself. One of the things I love the most about travelling is discovering the difference between customs and […]
10 Reasons Why I am Totally in Love With Tarifa
On the Costa de la Luz in the South of Spain, where the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet, there is a small whitewashed town that is home to less than 18,000 people. But despite its size, the small town of Tarifa has been placed on the tourist map for a several reasons. Firstly, it’s […]
Postcards from Álora: Dicovering the charm of Andalucía
The hot day turned into a mild evening, as we sat on the terrace discussing life in the valley over a glass of wine. Kenneth started to talk about his organic lemon groves to which we guiltily confessed; we already know how good the lemons are. We ate some today. It may seem mad that a person […]
5 Restaurants in Seville That TripAdvisor Got Right
It’s no secret that I don’t agree with the review system on TripAdvisor. Despite it being one of the world’s biggest websites in aid of travel planning, it is seriously flawed. But, anyone who has travelled to a new place knows that, every now and then, TripAdvisor does come in handy. For example, if I decide I’m […]
Three Cities in Northern Spain That No Food Lover Can Miss
Poor Northern Spain. Most travellers beeline down south to the overpowering Moorish monuments such as the Alhambra in Granada, the famous (and sometimes not so famous) beaches along the coastline of the Costa del Sol, and then across to Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and surrounding neighbourhoods to try some local tapas and pintxos. Hang on. What was that? Firstly, the […]
Rambling around the Mercado de Abastos in Santiago De Compostela
A few months ago I was at a restaurant in Santiago de Compostela with some passengers from the tour that I was leading through Spain. The ever attentive waiter at the restaurant came and asked my group if they liked the food. Instead of responding a conventional “yes, every things great”, one of my passengers […]