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Loquo – Spanish Craigslist

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 15, 2008
  • Post category:Tips & Tricks/Websites
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Update: Loquo is no longer active. Craigslist is an insanely useful resource for anyone who lives in a decent-sized American city. Their international listings, though, can be a little lacking.…

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Know Your Bull-Slaughtering: Vocab

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 13, 2008
  • Post category:Fallas/Festivals/Sports/Things to Do/Vocab
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Las Fallas are coming up, and with it a full season of events at the Plaza de Toros. Here are a few words of vocabulary, which will help you chat…

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How to Eat a Kumquat

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 12, 2008
  • Post category:Food & Drink/Tips & Tricks/Video
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Apparently, you don't need to peel them. Heh, my first attempt was rather messy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoLr7BieIKQ Now that I know how to eat them, they're pretty delicious! Although Kumquats are of…

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Mestalla – Home of Valencia CF

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 11, 2008
  • Post category:Sports/Things to Do
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The Mestalla is home to Valencia's major soccer team, Valencia CF. Last night, I watched the home team score an exciting 3-1 victory over Betis. My new hero David Villa…

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Valencian Vocab: Mascletá

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 10, 2008
  • Post category:Fallas/Festivals/Vocab
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Last Saturday, I was awoken at 8am by the sound of rifles and church bells. The guns fired every five minutes and the bells sounded uninterrupted for an hour. I…

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North Dakota Western Bar

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 6, 2008
  • Post category:Bar/Gay/Nightlife
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My very first night in Valencia -- just hours after I had arrived and signed the contract for our new apartment -- I was invited out for dinner, by a…

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¡Hola Valencia! – Introduction

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 6, 2008
  • Post category:Blog
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On February 1st, 2008, we signed the contract for our flat in the historic center of Valencia. This blog will be an ongoing account of our discoveries and experiences in…

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About Us

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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