Some friends and I decided to shake things up and hop out of our usual routine, and what better way […]
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You know those spontaneous little day trips that end up meaning way more than you expect? That was Jávea. My
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I knew Mallorca would be beautiful, I mean, duh, it’s a Spanish island surrounded by turquoise water and dramatic cliffs.
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I knew Madrid would be colder than my sunny little coastal town, so I packed like a woman with sense:
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There’s something magical about bumping into people on the street. Not like, oops, sorry, didn’t see you there, bump. I
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Let’s talk about something we don’t always talk about enough: what it really feels like to move to a new
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Before moving to Spain, I’d heard the whispers. The cautionary tales. The “Bring copies of everything, twice!” warnings. And like
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Let me just say this before anyone comes for me: I love Spain. The food is fresh, the olive oil
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Before I moved to Spain, food and I had a complicated relationship. I grew up with fried everything, oversized portions,
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