Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 2nd
https://vimeo.com/9860104 As you'll see in the video above, this Mascletà came straight out of hell. It was just plain sick (mostly, in a good way) and was so intense it…
Fallas 2010: Upcoming Events
We feel for everyone who can’t make it to this year's Fallas, but hopefully the content we've posted so far helps soothe the pain! Color Mascletà 2010La Despertà 2010The midday…
Fallas 2010: First Mascletà – March 1st
https://vimeo.com/9830654 As always, March in Valencia gets off to a bang! After standing in an insanely long line for bullfighting tickets (and eventually giving up), we grabbed our favorite spot…
Fallas 2010: La Despertà
Luckily for us, the world's most annoying alarm clock only goes off once a year. But it's a bastard. At 7:30am on the last Sunday of February, Valencians take to…
Sunday Flea Market at the Mestalla
Looking to pick up some junk fished out of garbage containers? Then head on down to the Mestalla this Sunday and marvel at the wonders of the Flea Market!! The…
Color Mascletà & Cabalgata Infantil 2010
After watching a color mascletà for the first time last year, we knew we were in for a treat. And yes, it was incredible again. If you'd like to see…
Pelota, Cabalgata, Mascletà: A Busy Sunday
February is coming to a close, which means that party time is slowly gearing up. Fallas is right around the corner, and it's impossible to miss the vibe starting to…
IVAM – Mean Streets & My Mother’s Suitcase
The weather hasn't been the greatest in the Valencian Community recently, so we spent one rainy afternoon at the IVAM -- Valencia's modern art museum -- where there's almost always…
Requena’s Sausage Fest: The Aftermath
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…
Dum Dum Dum Dum…. SAUSAGETIME!
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,…