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Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Restaurants

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 26, 2010
  • Post category:Food & Drink/Restaurants
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This was a really difficult list to compile, as we've been to a lot of restaurants during our time in Valencia. We tried to get include a good mix, from…

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Our Trip to Segovia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 27, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Food & Drink/Photography/Vocab
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Don't miss: Our Trip to Segovia: Part II In 2010, we're making good on our promise to see more of Spain! We recently spent a weekend in the gorgeous medieval…

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22nd Festival of Wine and Sausage

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 16, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink
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For us, one of the highlights on the Valencian calendar is the yearly Wine Festival, celebrated in the Turia riverbed. The Mostra de Vins i Menjars offers cheap wines and…

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Granada – Bodega Barranco Oscuro in Las Alpujarras

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 1, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Food & Drink/Photography/Travel
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Midway into our drive through the Alpujarras, we stopped at Bodega Barranco Oscuro, a small family-run winery near Cádiar. It was the off-season, and just after 5pm, so I think…

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Requena’s Sausage Fest: The Aftermath

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 15, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Festivals/Food & Drink
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On Saturday morning, we bundled up and took the train from Valencia's Sant Isidre station to Requena; a beautiful 90-minute continuous ascent into the mountains. Snow was falling, lightly dusting…

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Dum Dum Dum Dum…. SAUSAGETIME!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 12, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink
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Tomorrow, we are on our way to Sausage Land! Where sugar, spice, and all the other things which make up little girls... are crammed into pig intestines AND CONSUMED!!! Longaniza,…

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Granada – The Joy of Tapeando

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 11, 2010
  • Post category:Food & Drink/Travel
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Yes, visiting the Alhambra was a remarkable experience. But on the drive home to Valencia, I prodded Jürgen to name his number one highlight from Granada. It was the same…

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La Flamenca – Great Tapas in Gran Vía

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 2, 2009
  • Post category:Food & Drink
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A relatively new restaurant in Gran Via, La Flamenca offers patrons a great dining experience. We've been twice, and have been impressed by the quality of food and the price…

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First Feria Gastronómica in Valencia

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  • Post published:November 12, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Food & Drink/Things to Do
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2009 has been Valencia's year of "firsts". The first ATP tennis tournament, US style rodeo, and Oktoberfest were among the highlights. So now, Valencia presents the very first Feria Gastronómica.…

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Photos from the Oktoberfest in Valencia

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  • Post published:September 21, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink/Things to Do
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On Saturday we managed to go to the Oktoberfest. We had originally planned on going for the inaugural day, but the weather wasn't playing along. It was a blast, but…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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