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Whenever I get e-mails from friends or relatives traveling over to Spain, the most common question is, “where’s the best place for tapas?” Because, well, that’s what Spain [...]

Last night I went for a walk and found myself behind the Plaza Mayor and in front of the San Miguel Market. I found a terraza, which now with the weather changing are on every corner, and ordered [...]

sigues el destino. I feel like I’m losing my marbles. Everytime I feel like I’m going nuts, I walk to El Parque del Buen Retiro. I walk by the Palace hotel, cross paths with [...]

The word travel dates back to around 1300 and comes from travailen “to make a journey,” originally “to toil, labor” (travail). Etymology Dictionaries say that the semantic [...]