When the clock struck midnight on the 31st of December, the first decade of the 21st century ended. The past ten years have passed so quickly and so many important events have taken place. I began the noughties with my wedding in Napa, followed by several moves: first to Santiago, then Dubai, then Montreal and now Marbella. My two …
Just a few days before the end of the year, we went to Madrid to get our U.S. visas sorted since we found out that we won’t be able to change our current passports to biometric ones. We took the AVE late on Monday for our early morning appointment the following morning at the U.S. …
It will seem strange that we always end up eating in a Asian restaurants while we’re away but the truth is there aren’t many Asian restaurants we really enjoy in Marbella and we’ve been to most of them which is why during our Madrid mini-break we decided to eat at a few Asian restaurants. After …
I was able to do several tours of the market while waiting for Cookie Feria so by the time she arrived for our lunch date, I had already scoped out which place was worth sharpening our elbows for. We decided to wait for a spot at the seafood counter which had a simple but interesting …
After hearing so much about the newly refurbished Mercado San Miguel off Plaza Mayor, I knew that I couldn’t avoid going there and seeing what the fuss was all about. Since its’ construction in 1916, this Beaux Arts iron and glass was always a working market until then over the years, the structure was left …
Half term started yesterday so I’m taking advantage of the days off to finish some paperwork that have been left sitting on my desk for almost a year, at the Philippine embassy in Madrid and making it into a mini-break too. We’ll be taking the AVE (high-speed train) from Malaga which should get us to Madrid’s …
One thing led to another and the week has just gone by and I still haven’t finished my last post on our weekend in Madrid. Well, here it is. On Carrera de San Jeronimo, not far from the ultra-modern and hip Urban hotel is where Casa Mira is found. My friend T had mentioned that …
Travels with a Gourmet 