Posted in Migas on Oct 26th, 2009
Good flight times, and roomier Seats JFK to MAD next May — in time for the Feria del Caballo in Jerez de Frontera? Check out the early arrival time when returning from Madrid. It gives you much of the day to adjust. The seats sound better than usual, but I’ll believe it when I sit in it, if you know what I mean. I am afraid the days of pleasant relaxing travel are long gone. But at least this looks as if it is an attractive option.
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Posted in Tesoros on Oct 25th, 2009
To this day the eldest members of the village remember eating a piece of cheese when they were but children in the shade of the old clay house, savouring every crumb in the reassuring presence of the words and stories of Carpuela, Grandfather Carpuela.
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Posted in Tesoros on Oct 25th, 2009
Bread made from a natural yeast flor, especially from stone flour, results in a better nutrition than yeasted “white” bread.
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Posted in Corners of Spain on Oct 23rd, 2009
Venerable Cáceres, is in the remote land of Extremadura in Western Spain. Founded in Roman times, it presents excellent examples of two very different parts of the city’s heritage – the Moorish fortress and the Gothicl city. Because of its remote location, the citizens have been able to preserve and promote one of the most [...]
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Posted in Amigos on Oct 23rd, 2009
I learned that what makes America powerful is not the strength of a great army but the flexibility of its social system, the incredible capacity to accept and include others.
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Posted in Migas on Oct 23rd, 2009
The Society of Spain Admiral Pedro Menendez Awards 2009, Washington DC
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Posted in Reflections on Spain on Oct 13th, 2009
Our son Christopher is an inveterate traveler. He and his wife Rian are US State Department diplomats who take every opportunity to travel to remote areas of the world. We have traveled with them to the rugged Caucusus Mountains of Armenia; to fortified monasteries in Serbia, and the rain forest of Tikal in Guatemala. Chris [...]
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Posted in Reflexiones en Español on Oct 13th, 2009
Nuestro hijo Christopher es un viajero infatigable. Tanto él como su esposa Rian trabajan para el cuerpo diplomático del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. y aprovechan la más mínima oportunidad para viajar a los más lejanos rincones del mundo. Junto a ellos hemos visitado en Armenia las escarpadas Montañas del Cáucaso; monasterios-fortaleza en Serbia, y [...]
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