by cwells | 2014-03-05 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Travel, Valencia, Walking
This past Saturday, one of the world’s most incredible festivals began with a bang (literally) in the town center, or ayuntamiento. From March 1 to March 19, Valencia is filled with the sound of fireworks, parades, bands, fireworks, parties, costumes, and more...
by cwells | 2014-03-04 | Bus, Car, Employment, Expat, Spain, Spanish, Transit, Travel
Four months ago, I arrived in Spain jet-lagged and overwhelmed. While the exhaustion from the jet lag has passed, being overwhelmed will continue to be a part of the expat life I have created for myself here in Valencia. It is amazing what a month can bring when I am...
by cwells | 2014-03-03 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Travel, Walking
Once upon a time, two children fell in love in the city of Teruel. Surrounded by the incredible mountains, the thriving village economy, and the smell of cooking pork (oh, wait, that is MY impression of Teruel!), these two children came of an age when, finally,...
by cwells | 2014-02-28 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Travel, Walking
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by cwells | 2014-02-28 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Walking
The biggest event in Teruel is an amazing medieval fair surrounding an amazing, and perhaps fictitious, story of a tragic love match. (More on that in my next post, I promise.) To compare this to any paltry medieval fair is a slander to this incredible event, where...
by cwells | 2014-02-26 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Walking
Gentle readers, I was lucky enough to attend an incredible weekend event in the town of Teruel. Like many places in Spain, this area boasts a very unique culture and community, and is the provincial capital of its own province, the Province of Teruel. Before I get...
