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The last entry
As I started the blogging off with an Introduction post, I would like to do the same at the end of the competition. This is the 7th month that I have been living in Spain and as always, the experience has already affected my future. I believe that there is no stronger...
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Salamanca through the eyes of others: Interview with a Colombian
Here I bring the last episode of "Salamanca through the eyes of other" series, and this time, my interviewee was Diana from Colombia, who is one of the best friends of my boyfriend, and who has been studying in the city for 5 years. We had the chance to meet a couple of...
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Foster's Hollywood
Although I have finished the “my favourite places to eat out in Salamanca” series, there is still one restaurant I wanted to write about. The reason why it did not made it to my list is that I have been there only one single time, which is not enough time to call it...
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The nightlife and the best party places in Salamanca
Salamanca is a university city and as such, its centre is full of pubs, bars and party places. If you decide to spend your Erasmus here, I can guarantee that you will not get disappointed any bit from the nightlife, and you will have an eventful semester that you will...
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El Lunes de Aguas - or a rainy day with Spanish meat pie
Spain has many traditions and many public holidays – even a little bit too much. The Semana Santa has just ended but they are already celebrating again: this time the so called Lunes de Aguas. Note that this tradition exist solely in the province of Salamanca. The...
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Hunting down the best churrerĂa
After so many posts, by now it must be obvious that I am a big fan of chocolate con churros. In my opinion, it is the best breakfast you can have in Spain. Especially my Brazilian friend, Kellen and I have been discovering newer and newer places to have churros. So I...
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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...
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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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Bar Cios
Today I am brining probably the last post of “My favourite place to eat in Salamanca” series. Not like there are not many other good bars and restaurant in the city, but these are the ones we keep going back to all the time. The fifth contestant is a small tapas par...
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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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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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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: 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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Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and at the same time the capital of the Community of Madrid. It is one of the most visited touristic destinations of Europe. With its 3, 2 million inhabitants, it is also one of the largest cities, taking place after London and Berlin....
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Crazy Spanish slang dictionary
In this post, I have collected some of the craziest-funniest-weirdest Spanish slang words and expressions that is not a disadvantage to incorporate into your repertoir when trying to live and navigate among Spaniards. It’s almost like speaking another language. They...
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Recipe: croquetas de jamĂłn
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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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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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...
