Archive for: October 2018

Spanish Football: How to Buy Tickets

Written on October 4, 2018 in Barcelona

As a Madridista, I’ve attended several La Liga matches in Spain. There are many ways to go about doing this; the primary and secondary markets both have pros and cons. Primary Market: From the Club If you’re simply looking for a ‘ticket to the dance’ and aren’t concerned with the seat location, then your best...

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Sevilla’s Best Tapas

Written on October 3, 2018 in Sevilla

San Sebastian and Barcelona get the praise when it comes to Spanish cuisine, but pound-for-pound, Sevilla offers some of the best meals around. Here are my Top 10 favorite tapas dishes in Sevilla: 1.  Cuttlefish cigar, Eslava Cigar-shaped puff pastry filled with cuttlefish and black cuttlefish ink, then garnished with algae.  This tapa so...

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What to see in Madrid

Written on October 1, 2018 in Madrid

Since 2013, Madrid’s annual visitors have climbed nearly 60% (to 6.7 million), which has done wonders for the local economy (for comparison’s sake, Barcelona had 32 million visitors in 2016). While Madrid may not rival Barcelona’s tourism stats, it does offers some the richest culture of any European capital. Madrileños are some...

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