I’ve never been asked to be a mule before. For you law-abiding citizens, a mule is a person who carries drugs for someone. In this case, I was asked to be a cheese mule. This was not your run-of-the-mill, Whole Foods, Manchego cheese mind you. I was on a quest for Idiazabal, the Basque word […]
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The 2008 banner hangs proudly from the administration building announcing the Zaragoza Universal Exposition, www.Zaragozaexpo2008.es/ taking place June 14 until September 14 of next year, based on the theme of water and sustainable development. The 17th century, Moorish-influenced La Seo Cathedral looms above the Goya statue, Zaragoza's home town hero. During our October visit
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Spain (1852-1926) In his young life, Antoni Gaudi was the last kid picked on the team. Not much is known of Gaudi's childhood except that he suffered from arthritis from the age of six. Yet Gaudi turned this disability into a blessing for those of us who enjoy his works. While he wasn't able
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The Codorniu caves of the Penedes wine region are like the energizer bunny; they go on and on and on… After entering the gorgeous Codorniu tasting room, designed by Gaudi contemporary, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, and watching a very slick Codorniu family video, we boarded a mini trolly car and embarked on Mr. Toad’s wild
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As our tour bus wound up and up to the 4,000-foot-high mountain retreat of Montserrat, 30 miles inland from Barcelona, we were mesmerized by the spectacular sandstone peaks that housed the Benedictine Monastery. This spiritual center since 880 A.D. is also home to the Escolania boys choir. Our guide had told us not
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For the price of a Hawaiian vacation, you could be riding a tuk tuk in exotic Thailand. Lafayette's Tina Tankka and her family of four opted for the floating markets of Bangkok via Long tail boat and experienced the maze of traffic in a moped with a cart on the back, known as a tuk
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