It wasn’t too difficult a decision to turn down the complimentary breakfast service at our hotel in Galway. The day before my friend and I had passed a slew of cafes, bakeries and pie shops on our walk down to the pier. Each one had its own charm that beckoned us in to enjoy a coffee and a pastry…
Another great tapa especially popular in Andalucía are berenjenas fritas or fried eggplants. The dish has Arabic origins and is famously prepared in the province of Malaga, where it is served with miel de caña (sugar cane honey). The eggplant is soaked in water, then dried, coated in a batter made of garbanzo bean flour, egg whites and beer and then…
Six years ago I visited Galway and fell in love with the city by the sea. Winding cobble-stoned avenues lead down to a harbor where a row of colorful houses glow bright under the setting afternoon sun, their various shades of red, yellow and green reflecting clearly in the crisp waters of the Atlantic below. It’s a college…
On my last night in Dublin I was craving something substantial, a warm and hearty plate of traditional Irish comfort food with meat and veggies and a beer to wash it all down with. My best friend, her boyfriend and I ended up at O’Neill’s Bar & Restaurant on Suffolk Street near Trinity College. The restaurant is often…
In Córdoba, Spain there´s a thing called the flamenquín that is pretty much impossible to miss. You will catch a glimpse of these long, deep-fried rods of meat dangling awkwardly off plates in every direction you look, whether you´re walking through the touristy alleyways of the Old City, the Jewish quarter or some airy plaza where locals also gather. They´re…
Another stereotype that proves accurate in Dublin is that of the “chipper,” late-night or otherwise. This is a fast food establishment specializing in fish ‘n’ chips and other deep-fried dishes, such as onion rings, chicken nuggets and fried scampi. A chipper comes in handy when you’re hungover or have just been robbed and want something cheap & dirty to make…
I woke up snuggled on a soft mattress in my best friend’s apartment in Dublin on St. Paddy’s day. I woke up with just one thought in mind. Well, maybe two… I thought about all the whiskey I would have to drink that day, remembering past St. P. day parades with my friends in South Boston.…
We rolled through the dewy, green Irish countryside – my best friend and I – in the direction of Galway on the Atlantic coast. We stopped at castles and lakes, took selfies with sheep and at the edge of the rocky Cliffs of Moher. We stopped in the town of Doolin to drink a pint of…
Yeah, the line is long. It starts forming a little before 8:00 p.m. and the place doesn´t open until 8:30. If you get there at 8:05, it´s already so long that when the place does open you will not be among the first 50 or so who are allowed in. And that´s because of the friends…
The picturesque and very quaint Catalan town of Girona is a great place to spend an afternoon but not too much more than that. There’s a series of graceful footbridges crossing over a mostly dried out riverbed and a row of colorful riverfront houses on either side of those bridges. There’s a plaza, some charismatic narrow side…
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