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Melilla: Spain’s second autonomous city

June 9, 2025 Alaina Leave a comment

Taken from Morocco in the late 1400s, Melilla is a small city on its northern coast, located just 100 kilometers…

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Filed under: comunidadesautonomas, españa, melilla, spain, travelmore

A 5-Day Trip to Gran Canaria

October 30, 2024 Alaina Leave a comment

I have lived in Spain now for more than 11 years, and a little while ago I realized that out…

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Filed under: canaryislands, españa, grancanaria, lasislascanarias, laspalmasdegrancanaria, sanmiguel, spain, tejeda, teror, travelmore

A Weekend in Logroño

June 1, 2023 Alaina Leave a comment

You all know me, my birthday comes and I want to spend it somewhere new—what a surprise! This year I…

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Filed under: birthday, españa, larioja, logroño, spain, travelmore, viajamás

Another weekend trip: relax + tourism

March 13, 2017 Alaina Leave a comment

   Not this past weekend but the weekend before, my boyfriend and I planned a weekend getaway around the Valentine’s…

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Filed under: almeida, bermellar, ciudadrodrigo, españa, laalberca, portugal, salamanca, spain

Another day trip: Toro

February 9, 2017 Alaina Leave a comment

   In order to break up the monotony that is winter, my boyfriend and I are trying to go to…

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Filed under: castillaleon, españa, spain, toro, zamora

Cantabria: Northern Spain, stunningly green

June 6, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   A couple of weekends ago, I went on a trip to the northern coast of Spain, about a 2…

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Filed under: beach, cantabria, comillas, españa, gaudi, girasoles, santillanadelmar, spain, suances, sunflowers

History before my eyes: Arévalo and Medina del Campo

May 23, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   This weekend I traveled into central Spain to see two historic villages: Arevalo and Medina del Campo, both of…

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Filed under: arevalo, españa, isabellacatolica, isabellareina, medinadelcampo, queenisabel, spain

Traveling through northern Spain and Portugal

April 2, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

   Looking for a week-ish long trip through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula? It doesn’t…

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Filed under: baiona, españa, leon, madrid, oporto, portugal, puebladesanabria, segovia, spain, travel, viajar

Badass women: Isabel, the woman ruler

January 18, 2016 Alaina Leave a comment

    I’m a fan of badass women who are historical figures. And this monthly post that I have decided…

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Filed under: badass women, castile, castilla, españa, ferdinand, isabel, spain

Blogging hiatus = over!

August 24, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

   So as you’ve probably realized, I have not been active here for quite a few months. The main reason…

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Filed under: españa, graduate school, masters degree, south america, spain, sudamerica, travel, viajar

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