There is something very special about the white albariza soil in the Jerez/Cadiz region, which reflects the Spanish Andalucían sunlight back into the palomino grapes grown along the Atlantic Coast. On my second day exploring Andalusia with David of Not Just a Tourist, we stopped by two very special Bodega’s to relish the tastes of […]
We met at Seville City Hall at Plaza Nueva at 7:30pm to begin the, “From the Roof Tops” tour of Seville with our guide David Delgado. While waiting for David to arrive, we admired the elaborate carvings of the original Roman founders of the city, Hercules and Julius Ceasar located on the South side of […]
After an intense Flamenco dance class with Noemi and a few new friends at Not Just a Tourist, I had developed quite an appetite and thirst for some authentic Andalusian cuisine. Not too far away from the dance studio, David led our group to a nearby co-work space kitchen where we were greeted by an […]
Imagine a medieval temple that depicts your vision of the Universe without the use of sculptures or realistic pictorial representations of people using only the finest age-old materials of jasper, onyx, marble and granite. The amazing structure I am describing is known as the famous, “Mezquita” in Cordoba, Spain. Luckily, my first trip to visit […]
I’ve always been amazed by the super powers food posses; capabilities I believe surpass even your greatest of heroes. Unlike man, food doesn’t really have the ability to let you down but rather the gift of always lifting you up. For instance when you’re feeling ill, what’s the first thing you crave —after the care […]
When it comes to food, the ever lasting crusade of being a “traveller” or a “tourist” emerges again. It might be the motive of thousands of professional essays and articles about how to differ one from the other, and if such a distinction exists at all. But when it comes to the ubiquitous realm of […]
A todos nos afecta el fútbol, ya que lo queramos o no, se ha introducido tanto en nuestra sociedad actual que aunque seas el más crítico con este opio del pueblo, sigue estando presente en nuestras vidas desde que te levantas hasta que te acuestas. En la última semana, hemos sufrido las consecuencias de que […]
