Spanish Tortilla
This week I was invited to a “tapas fiesta” to a friendly couple. Originally I planned on bringing patatas bravas with me, but unfortunately I just recently recovered from an illness, and making some spanish tortilla seemed easier, and also less taxing on the stomach, so I decided on that. As so man ...
Tuna empanada pie: a Galician classic
Probably one of the most famous Galician dishes in Spain, tuna empanada pie is a very common preparation throughout the country. You can prepare it beforehand, because it is consumed at room temperature. Great for parties, family meetings or picnics, it never was missed at my childhood birthday cele ...
Asian Players Doing Well at US Open Qualifying
It has been a remarkably strong showing by Asian tennis players in US Open qualifying rounds this year. Let's let the numbers do the talking. Last year, only two Asian tennis players reached the final round of women's qualifying, and three in men's. This year there are five Asian women and a stagger ...
3 Ayos reasons why Pinoys are modern heroes-pr
August is Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month for the Philippines), August 21 is Ninoy Aquino Day and August 25 is National Heroes Day. I am sure you have an idea that many Pinoys- like teachers, soldiers, OFWs etc are our modern heroes. One need not shed blood to be a hero. Being patriotic and n ...
An Open Letter to Harry Styles
Dear Harry, I just want you to know that it's over between us. It's been a wonderful few years, darling, but our relationship can no longer continue. I can't deny the chemistry between us, but our relationship just isn't moving forward as I hoped it would. First of all, you hardly know I exist. I me ...
Spain Haul
On my Birthday I went to Spain, and obviously did a bit of shopping so here´s what I bought: I went a bit brush mad and bought 2 and yes they look similar! I bought the Bobbi Brown Sheer Powder Brush, which I have been using for powder and Loving it and the Nars Yachiyo brush. As usual I went a bit ...
#Art work El Peine del Viento in #SanSebastian #Donostia #Spain #sculpture
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NOSOUND – Live at Teide Observatory – 24th September 2014, Tenerife (Spain)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1516825348535447 http://www.starmus.com We were waiting to announce this for some time, now it’s official and we can share our excitement for what is arguably the biggest and most unique live event in Nosound history. There are no words to describe what means to play ...
Friday File: Review - Vuelta a Espana - Battle Royale & Shut Up Retirement!
Looking back... Agustin Tamames, 1975 Vuelta champion. Here in his very cool1976 Teka national jersey. Just one day away from the start of la Vuelta a Espana. And, it's looking like one of the strongest GC fields this season. I for one will be cheering for our hometown guys; Ryder Hesjdal and Guilla ...
Harold Peto – designer of the Petwood gardens
The Petwood’s original Edwardian gardens were designed by Harold Ainsworth Peto FRIBA (1854 – 1933) a British architect, landscape architect and garden designer, who worked in Britain and Provence. Well known today for the abundance and beauty of its rhododendrons, (much used as a backdrop to the ma ...
Spain welcomes record tourist numbers in July
Spain reported Friday record foreign visitor numbers in July, raising the prospect of a significant economic boost from the important summer tourism season. Foreign tourist numbers rose to an unprecedented 8.3 million in July, up 5.9 percent from a year ...
Froome back to challenge rampant Quintana in Spain
MADRID: Chris Froome will go head-to-head with in-form Colombian rider Nairo Quintana when the final Grand Tour of the season, the Tour of Spain, gets underway in Jerez on Saturday. Froome's defence of the Tour de France was ended by hand injuries after a ...
Cycling - Bronchitis rules champion Horner out of Tour of Spain
- Reigning champion Chris Horner was pulled out of the Tour of Spain on Friday as treatment he was receiving for bronchitis was deemed a health risk by his Lampre-Merida team. The American was given doses of cortisone after suffering bronchitis during the ...
Spain by Land and Sea
It felt as though the moment I returned from Spain, someone was asking, "Which did you like better -- Barcelona or Madrid?" It's a terribly unfair question, and one that I typically refuse to answer. Why does one place ever have to be better than somewhere ...
Spain Robs the Pension System to Pay its Bills
The "recovery" news in Spain keeps piling up. Via translation from El Economista, Government has already taken 37% of the total 'pensions piggy bank'. If extractions continue at the current rate, the fund would be exhausted in 4 years. The Government of ...
Apologise for Spain civil war role, Germany told
Spanish campaigners said on Thursday they have written to German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanding she apologise for her country helping the ex-dictator Franco in Spain's civil war. Merkel is due to land in Spain on Sunday for a two-day visit for meetings ...
UAB men's basketball finishes Spain trip with 70-67 win
BARCELONA, Spain – A 13-0 run to start the second half propelled the UAB men's basketball team to a 70-67 win against Spanish professional team Basquet Torrejon on Thursday. With the victory, UAB finishes its Spain tour with a 2-1 record and wins against ...
Canes Complete the Four-Game Sweep in Spain
Miami opens the 2014-15 season with an exhibition against Eckerd College on Nov. 6. CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team completed a four-game sweep in Spain, defeating AEC Collblanc Torrassa, 116-64, Thursday night in ...
Moroccan authorities raid camp of migrants waiting to cross into Spain
Moroccan authorities have carried out raids on a makeshift camp where some 1,000 migrants were living as they waited to rush the border fence that separates Morocco and Spain, according to a human rights group in Melilla. The raids on Mount Gurugú, about ...
