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You know how some women get all excited for Black Friday shopping? My version of that is preparing for our annual Tipsy Toro Fiesta. A few years ago we decided to introduce our friends to the food and wine of Spain. So we bent the rules, and set the party time at 2pm, so they [...]
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I’m a country kid. Grew up in the middle of godforsaken nowhere, in Texas. Only one person in my extended family — my Uncle Teddy — had gone to college, or traveled outside the country. I come from a long line of (very wonderful) “hicks.” That means that every time I come to Spain it [...]
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When do uninvited dinner guests turn out to be the highlight of the day? When they’re short, cute, and Spanish. We took a stroll through one of our favorite parts of Dénia a couple of days ago — the oldest area, where some of the streets are so narrow, it’s impossible for a car to [...]
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Lest you think that all we’re doing here is eating like pigs and becoming serious wine-o-holics, I thought it was about time to talk a little bit about work. When I first tell people that I spend several months a year in Spain, of course they assume that means vacation. Sitting on the beach, sipping [...]
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Every time someone hears what I do for a living, you can just watch the mental gymnastics: [Trying to be subtle, looking me up and down.] Thinking: “Wow, she doesn’t look like a rich girl.” [If there are windows nearby, glancing out the window to see what cars are out front.] Thinking: “Crap. I didn’t [...]
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Here’s a little peek at what it’s like to live like a Spaniard. Come along and visit my favorite neighborhood tapas bar – Bar Tomas. But don’t tell anybody, dammmit! It’s become famous in the past 2 years and the portions of the world’s best Patatas Bravas (brave potatoes) shrunk a little as a result [...]
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I read somewhere that Spain has more festivals than any other country in the world. But when I translated that into Spanish for part of my final test in Spanish class, it didn’t go over too well with my university instructor. “What??? Where in the world did you get THAT idea? That’s not true – [...]
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It is now, by my not-very-official laptop clock, 11:59…. no wait, 12:00 a.m. (that would be in the morning) in beautiful, delicious, amazing, Dénia, Spain. And I just got back from dinner. No, I’m not kidding. And why should you care? That is the question. Chris Guillebeau, poses in his brand spanking new book, The [...]
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After a crazy couple of weeks of work that included high stress and lots of hours, on Friday I pushed my chair back and turned to my honey / business partner and said “Let’s get the hell outta Dodge.” Within 20 minutes (I am not making this up) we had: Called our friend Toni, who [...]
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I’m a bit of a ham, once I get rolling. I love to stand in front of a classroom of English as a Foreign Language students and get them so wrapped up in learning English that they forget their inhibitions and start developing incredible, fun stories. But teaching English is a whole different ballgame from [...]
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After a grueling series of classes where we had to taste and evaluate dozens of wines (tough work!), we are happy to report that we passed both the written and practical exams and are now qualified to serve wine to the Queen! (eek!)
