Not Hemingway's Spain

December 14, 2011

The Hemingway Paradigm Is… "bull-fights, bandits and black eyes"

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In a previous entry I quoted a book by Richard Ford, Gatherings from Spain, and mentioned Ford's provocative, yet succinct characteriza...
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December 12, 2011

Spain's Friday the 13th: "Martes y 13..."

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"… ni te cases, ni te embarques …" This is what everyone in Spain will be telling you tomorrow, Tuesday the 13th , which here is ...
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December 10, 2011

A Sports Nation: It's Always Soccer Time in Spain

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The escudos  of Spain's 20 professional "primera división" teams in 2010. Reading Hemingway, you'd think the national ...
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December 7, 2011

Pueblos con encanto: Linares de Mora and the Sierra de Gúdar

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A couple of years ago El País -Aguilar published a really nice book called " Rutas con encanto (por España) ," which describes s...
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December 5, 2011

That Perfect Gift: LaTienda.com and the Food Gift-Package

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There is no better gift than indulging a n expat's nostalgia . So one very nice gift for those Spanish expats living in the States, or f...
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December 2, 2011

Jamón, Jamón

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I have come to associate the Christmas season with Spanish ham, or " jamón ". This is because it is quite common for Spaniards to ...
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I'm an American expat with Spanish nationality and historian by trade, married to a Valencian. I've been traveling between Spain and the U.S. for over a decade, but will be living abroad in South Korea for 2014-2015.
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