"Spain has its Kilometre Zero in the centre of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid (incidentally, the clock of the old Royal House of the Post Office, in front of which the plaque is located, marks the official time in Spain, according to the urban legend). The plaque that marks this point was turned around ...
My fingers were getting numb. You would think that the long, uphill walk from the gates to the Convento de Santa Teresa would warm me up a bit but it just exhausted me instead. I was hungry. I was getting cranky. It was about five degrees celsius out in the open ...
If you decide to take a walk around Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Spain on a December night, brace yourself for the crowd. I'm talking people-power crowd here, the kind that can topple you over should someone decide to shout "fuego!". Puerta del Sol is one of the most crowded squares in Spain, especially during the ...
Around this time last year, I was fortunate enough to have travelled to Barcelona. It was autumn. The weather was beginning to get a bit nasty and I was unprepared for the biting cold. But Barcelona is such a beautiful city that it was easy to forget the weather and focus on the wonderful skyline ...
Mercat dela Boqueria in Barcelona, Spain engages all your senses. You realize this as soon as you enter its formidable space... As the Chairman of the Vendors Association, Manel Ripoll, says: "...this is not only a market to come and buy, but simply to enjoy the pleasure of wandering around." So wandering around, I did! As I ...
Cazuelas are traditional Spanish earthenware that have been around for thousands of years. These are either hand-thrown or mass-produced terracota cooking dishes that come in various sizes. They say the 'magical' thing about cazuelas is that the food cooked and served in one will continue to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, long after ...
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