¡Hola España!
Petra K.
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About culture, language, places, food, music, impressions, feelings - everything that is related to this beautiful country.
Blog posts
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Public transport and other ways to get around in Salamanca
There are many things Salamanca is famous four, but the public transport does not belong to them. Salamanca is a city of drivers and pedestrians, but if the given situation doesn’t let you to be any of those, getting around can easily turn into a time-consuming...
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Virtual culinary tour: Typical Spanish dishes, desserts and drinks
I always say that if I had to choose my home country based on its gastronomy, it would be Italy without hesitation. I love pasta, I love pizza, I love lasagne… However, I have to admit that I am positively surprised in the Spanish cuisine. Not like I had any...
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38 semana cine e idiomas
Despite the high number of international students in Salamanca, for some reason, the problem of the lack of movies in English has still not been solved. It is a big question for me that in a city full of thousands of Erasmus students every single year, why not to play...
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Transport outside of Salamanca
Previously I have already explained how to get around within Salamanca and in the outskirts. Now, I would also like to tell you how to travel between cities and how to get to the airport. Coaches The most often used means of transport in Spain are coaches. There are...
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6 reasons to choose Salamanca as your Erasmus destination
Being a former Erasmus student, I know that how your experience turns out to be depends on many different factors. One of these factors are the recipient country and city that can be very decisive. Ever since I got here, I was convinced that the best way to live in...
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Tips to learn Spanish
Spanish language is becoming more and more spoken worldwide. Currently there are about 500 million speakers on the globe. I have come across some predictions holding that sooner or later Spanish will take over the role of English as the lingua franca. Although, for now,...
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Recipe: croquetas de jamón
Croquetas de jamón can be found on the counter of every single tapas bar. Althogh it is probably not the healthiest Spanish food – as it is basically fried béchamel, – I can assure you that Spaniards and tourists equally love having them as tapas or for...
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Discovering Portugal: Lisbon
My boyfriend and I love travelling and we cannot let a summer pass by without visiting a new city – preferably in another country. Our destination in 2015 was Lisbon, which wasn’t a hard decision to make at all, as we had previously already fallen in love with...
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Islantilla
There is a small seaside area in Andalusia called Islantilla, where my boyfriend’s family has a holiday house. Therefore, we always spend at least a couple of days there in the summer. Islantilla lies between the municipalities of Isla Cristina and Lepe and was...
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Discovering Portugal: Porto
Porto is a must-see destination, something that you have to put on the top of your bucket list. Beside the fact that it has a fascinating World Heritage Site, it is also the city of bridges and the home to one of the best wines in the world, the port wine. We visited...
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Discovering Portugal: road trip on the Southern Coast
Although I have already written two posts about our experiences in Portugal (Lisbon, Porto), everything started with a one-day road trip on the Southern Coast. We were on holidays in Islantilla, a coastal area in the South of Spain, very close to the Portuguese border,...
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Recipe: Paella
If there is a dish in Spain that can bring families together, that is certainly paella. Already the mode of serving this traditional Spanish food indicates that, as it is not served on individual plates, but in the paella, this very characteristic pan they cook it with,...
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The big university guide
As Salamanca is a university city, it is time to show you how many good opportunities you will have as a student, how many different things you can study. As I wrote it before, the University of Salamanca (or Universidad de Salamanca – USAL) was founded in 1218, which...
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First day of Semana Santa
I have found Spain to be a considerably religious country, and as such no wonder that Easter – or as they call it Semana Santa – is a very big deal here. Even if we are talking about the most important Christian holiday worldwide, I can clearly tell that it is...
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Brazilian lunch on the second day of Semana Santa
As I have indicated it in my previous post, I was planning to spend the second day of Semana Santa with my Brazilian friend preparing some traditional Brazilian food. I left home quite early so that I can help her with the cooking process and so that I can take notes...
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Semana Santa traditions in Salamanca
Although the most famous Semana Santa celebration takes place in Sevilla, the one in Salamanca can also rightly deserve some recognition. Salamanca is full of tourists all year long, but still, Easter is regarded as one of the biggest events attracting probably the...
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Sevilla: Transport, Accommodation And The First Evening
“Sevilla tiene un color especial” – says a famous Spanish song dedicated to the city which I agree 100%. The last couple of days I spent there with my Brazilian friend, had some inexplicable charm that was really difficult to say goodbye to at the end of the...
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Sevilla: Sightseeing
The other day we woke up a little bit tired, because our roommates were snoring the whole night and we were both woken up by the noise. But no matter what, we had to be quick so that we can attend a free walking tour in the historical centre of Sevilla advised by the...
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Sevilla: Sightseeing part 2 and an unforgettable flamenco show
After another horrible night – thanks to people leaving and snoring during the night – I again woke up as if I had slept absolutely nothing during the whole time. We also welcomed the arrival of some new roommates. Actually most of them were older people, doing the...
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Travelling alone vs with others
I have been long planning a post about my personal experience and advice on whether to take on a trip alone or with a companion. Most of my life I have been travelling with friends or at least with people who I know to some extent, but I have also had the chance to...
