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Tag Archives: travel
A Century of Gastronomic Maps: From Ramón to Barcelona’s Feria to Iberica
As I’ve mentioned several times before, I’m very much a map nerd — I LOVE reading maps, finding creative interpretations of cities and spaces to display in my office (like my literary map of Madrid and my caricatured map of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Literature, Spain
Tagged Carmen de Burgos, culture, food, gastronomy, maps, Ramon Gomez de la Serna, travel
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Summer in Mexico: Monuments, Murals, and Mole, oh my!
It’s summer vacation! My third since starting this blog… And while the past two summers I traveled to Spain primarily for professional reasons (to present at conferences), I also made sure to plan my trips to include some vacation time. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History
Tagged Chapultapec, Diego Rivera, food, Mexico, mexico city, santa muerte, teotihuacan, travel
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Following the Footsteps of a Literary Hero: Personal Histories of Place
This summer I had several projects to work on, including an article on urban Madrid, two new syllabi to prepare, and a conference presentation in Salamanca on the film Las 13 Rosas. But I also took on another smaller project … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Spain, Spanish Civil War
Tagged books, fiction, Franco, hero, history, journey, Laurie Lee, Spain, spanish civil war, travel
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Highlights from Spain… as summer vacation comes to an end :(
I realized I haven’t yet written a post for the month of July, and the fact that August is only days away is a bit terrifying! I must say, however, that I have had a nice balance of “work” and … Continue reading
Posted in Spain
Tagged asturias, food, galicia, madrid, oviedo, photography, Santiago de Compostela, segovia, Spain, spanish, travel
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