by Eileen | Sep 3, 2015 | chile, feria, food and drink, santiago, shopping
Midweek feria visit! The weekends have been busy or I’ve had stuff to do early, and haven’t got a chance to head down to the Vega of late, so my fridge was really hurting. However, spring has sprung, and so everyone and their brother is planning meals out...
by Eileen | Aug 12, 2015 | chile, food, food and drink
I went to see Los 33 over the weekend, the movie about the Chilean miners who were pulled out of the mine, alive, in one of the world’s most spectacular (and quite honestly, unexpected) mine rescues. There were 33 of them, and they lived in the area of the mine...
by Eileen | Jun 28, 2015 | bicycle, chile, feria, food
There is so much more to this feria report than vegetables. Like the fact that this is the first time I’ve ridden to the feria on Martinez de Rozas (about a mile from my house) in more than two months. I have been going to the Vega, because it’s easier to...
by Eileen | Jun 8, 2015 | nostalgia, photography, spanish, travel, Uncategorized
It took me a long time to find it, the best souvenir of a trip to Madrid. I don’t eat ham, and I don’t believe it travels particularly well. I couldn’t possibly contain the energy and giganticness and overtouristed and hot and sweaty and perfect...
by Eileen | May 20, 2015 | hiking, photography, travel
Always. That’s how long I’ve wanted to go to the Azores for. Well, for as long as I can remember. What brought you here is a common enough question whenever you go someplace slightly off the beaten path, but go to the Azores if you never get tired of that...
