Spain | where's your sense of adventure?

a weekend in Barcelona

by eandl | Feb 26, 2012

While we were on our two-week Asia trip, American Airlines announced a double qualifying miles promotion through the end of Jan 2012. These EQMs are how we qualify for frequent flier perks like...

out and about in Madrid

by eandl | Apr 29, 2011

We spent quite a bit of time getting from place to place in Madrid - its a large city! The public transportation, while extensive, was also a massive undertaking in terms of walking. There were...

Reina Sofia and the Prado

by eandl | Apr 28, 2011

We couldn't pass up a chance to visit to visit two of the top museums in Europe on our trip to Madrid, so we hit the Reina Sofia on Saturday afternoon (free after 2:30pm!) and the Prado on Sunday...

how Amalah helped me perfect my patatas bravas

by eandl | May 14, 2009

Last year Amy Storch (amalah.com) and her husband Jason (dcfoodies.com) appeared on an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay as judges. The challenge was moules frites and there are not many things...

a little taste of Spain

by eandl | Aug 5, 2008

Paella Valencia (my version) 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil 16 ounces boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup onion, julienned 8 ounces white wine 10...

Montserrat, the Santa Cova trail

by eandl | Jun 26, 2008

One of my favorite parts of visiting Montserrat was the Santa Cova trail. Legend says that the Virgin was found in this cave and when the men tried to transport her to Manresa, she grew too heavy to...

Montserrat, the abbey

by eandl | Jun 25, 2008

Montserrat is truly nestled in amongst huge pink cliffs. The mountains tower over the abbey and we thought they looked a little like figures watching over the cloisters. From the outside the abbey...

Montserrat, the views

by eandl | Jun 25, 2008

For our big trip outside of Barcelona we visited beautiful Montserrat. Instead of buying all the travel portions of the trip separately, we got the Trans Montserrat pass for around 21€ which...

Barcelona’s beaches

by eandl | Jun 23, 2008

On Sunday, after our self-guided tour of Gaudi's buildings, walk down Passeig de Gracia, and tennis, we headed out to the waterfront to do some exploring. The Port Vell marina was stuffed with...

Gaudí in Barcelona

by eandl | Jun 18, 2008

One of the things all the guidebooks tell you not to miss when you visit Barcelona is the various buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí, so on Sunday afternoon, before the (ultimately disappointing)...

Montjuïc

by eandl | Jun 17, 2008

Eric's conference took place in the Palau del Congressos building near Plaça d'Espanya, so I met him up there for lunch and to meander around the Montjuïc area in between sessions. Included in the...

Barri Gotic, La Ribera and El Born

by eandl | Jun 16, 2008

On our first day in Barcelona, we walked all over the Barri Gotic, La Ribera and El Born neighborhoods. We really enjoyed the narrow streets and courtyards sprinkled throughout. We spent a little...

our Barcelona apartment, the good

by eandl | Jun 15, 2008

Earlier, I wrote about some of the frustrating aspects of renting an apartment in Barcelona, but this post is about how much we loved having our own little place in the city. Even though the...

our Barcelona apartment, the bad

by eandl | Jun 14, 2008

The experience of renting (and living in) an apartment in Barcelona for a week was both fantastic and frustrating. We booked the place online (of course) and had plenty of contact with the guy in...

our first day in Barcelona

by eandl | Jun 5, 2008

Even though we slept until 11am this morning, we still managed to take advantage of Eric's one free day before the conference started. We walked all over Old Town down to the Barri Gotic Cathedral...

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