There’s a city in Spain that is renowned for its football club and world class architecture. As someone who’s in awe of Gaudi’s monuments but unfamiliar with the charms of the beautiful game of football, I wondered what this city had in store for me. When I think of cities I want to live in, […]

The majestic Cantabrian Mountains loom in the distance. At their foothills, vineyards cover the rolling hills and small hamlets dot the countryside. Grapes!   Poets have waxed eloquent in praise of this mythical, purple fruit and it is nowhere as bountiful as in the La Rioja region of Spain. It is Bacchus’ own country, where […]

She swirls around the room, fluid and elegant; she is quicksilver. Her hands sweep through the air, making patterns that strike your heart, and her skirt whips about her. Her fan mocks, teases, and cajoles as she smiles. The music, the claps, the taps become one with her as she moves on the dance floor […]