| Jan 05 2015: Ham, Lamps and Iberian Raggae I know the Istrians also are well-known for their dried ham, called pršut, so I tried not to be too enthusiastic about the Jamon Serrano, lest I fall into the Pula Amphitheatre trap again: "It's okay, but I prefer the ham in Pula!"
— in Granada, Spain
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| Jan 03 2015: The Difference between Skiers and Snowboarders When we reach the top of the lift, the skiers would stand around impatiently and watch us as we sat down on the snow to fuss around with our bindings before heading down. "We'll meet you at the chalet for lunch", they tell us.
— in Alpujarra de la Sierra, Granada, Spain
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| Dec 31 2014: Valencing Act I may not know how many years I have left in my life, but I'm going to try to put as much life as I can in those years.
— in Valencia, Spain
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| Dec 28 2014: Living with Women For me, I've never lived with a bunch of women before and it was eye-opening how much talking, giggling, talking, finger-nail painting and talking goes on...
— in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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| Dec 20 2014: A Dali-ance at the Monastery You know how you can walk around with a pained expression most of the time and when someone points a camera
at you and tells you to smile, you can turn on a happy face for an instant? Well, this is what that looks like...
— in Montserrat, Catalunya, Spain
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| Dec 08 2014: In Search Of... Warmer Weather When in Spain, do as the Romans do...
— in Calella, Catalunya, Spain
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| Dec 04 2014: The End of a Life-Long Love Affair France is supposed to be a country full of romance. Who knew it would be the place where Neda decided to end her life-long love affair.
— in Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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| Nov 29 2014: Have Marseille On Me! I just can't Bear it anymore!
— in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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| Nov 25 2014: The Rain in Spain falls mainly in France Neda says, "Nice!" No, not nice as in pleasant, but "Nice" as in the city in France!
— in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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| Nov 16 2014: Last Days in Croatia The weather has turned very dark and rainy in Pula. Although snow doesn't accumulate too much in Pula, it's still a reminder that we need to be on the move soon.
— in Pula, Istria, Croatia
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| Nov 02 2014: Pants Off Time The pants come off in Pula!
— in Pula, Istria, Croatia
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| Oct 28 2014: Houseguests, Like Fish... They say that houseguests, like fish, start to smell after three days. So I made sure to take many long, hot showers every day. I even used Bettina's special bath soaps so I could smell extra-pretty. They looked kind of expensive.
— in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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