10 Things You Must Do in Valencia</h1> <article> <h1>10 Things You Must Do in Valencia</h1> <p>Lucho — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:13:04 +0000</p> Valencia is a very sunny city in Spain, good old Europe, and my most recently discovered passion. This is a short travel guide to the City of Valencia, which lies on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, and is the departure place for those going to Spain’s famous Ibiza Island, by ferry. I am sure [...] </article> <article> <h1>Top 9 Festivals & Parties in Spain</h1> <p>Lucho — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:22:48 +0000</p> Spain is a country that loves to party, and there are plenty of festivals and events each year that cater to having fun. Here are 9 of the biggest festival parties that take place in Spain each year. 1. Carnival (just before Lent, normally in February) In the days leading up to Lent, the Carnival [...] </article> <article> <h1>7 bands and artists to help you learn Spanish through music</h1> <p>Lucho — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:34:44 +0000</p> Listening to music or singing is a wonderful way to consolidate your language learning. Music triggers the language centers of the brain, and draws emotion into the learning process, which serves as a memory trigger. Here are seven bands and artists to help you with your spanish studies. Like reading in the target language, listening to a [...] </article> <article> <h1>Programa Fallas 2012</h1> <p>Lucho — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:15:46 +0000</p> Si hay un mes del año en que Valencia brilla más que nunca, ese es el mes de marzo. Es entonces cuando las temperaturas empiezan a suavizarse, los ratos de sol se alargan y el invierno poco a poco comienza a abandonarnos. Aunque, sin duda, si por algo se caracteriza la capital del Turia y [...] </article> <article> <h1>Paquito El Chocolatero: Or how to compile a soundtrack for Fallas</h1> <p>Lucho — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:41:08 +0000</p> Or maybe I should subtitle this “Pasodoble, the other famous style of Spanish music”. Contrary to what many a ignorantnaive guiri may think, flamenco is not the only native music style in Spain. Pasodoble, the music beat and the dance step, is based on the music played during a bullfighter’s entrance into a bullfight (“el paseo“) or played during the [...] </article> <article> <h1>Programa Mascletà y Castillos Fallas 2012</h1> <p>Lucho — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:24:39 +0000</p> La mascletà se realiza todos los días desde el 1 hasta el día 19 de marzo en la Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Valencia. Congrega a miles de valencianos y turistas en la Plaza del Ayuntamiento. La programación y calendario de la mascletà de las Fallas de 2012 es la siguiente… Jueves 1 de Marzo A las 14:00 horas en la PLaza del [...] </article> <article> <h1>Guide to Street Art: Valencia</h1> <p>Lucho — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:27:43 +0000</p> Setting the bar for legendary paella and ridiculous week-long fire fiestas, Valencia now adds street art to its list of claims to fame. Politically charged and creativity infested, Spain’s third largest city is gaining some serious street cred as an urban art capital worth hitting up. Spain has always been a little late to the pop [...] </article> <article> <h1>Valentine’s Day Around the World</h1> <p>Lucho — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:35:27 +0000</p> All over the world, people celebrate Valentine’s Day by taking the opportunity to reaffirm their love to spouses, sweethearts and special ones. While customs and traditions of celebrating vary from country to country due to social and cultural differences, the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts exchanged between loved ones are cards, fresh flowers and chocolates. [...] </article> <article> <h1>Top 10 Spanish swear words</h1> <p>Lucho — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:37 +0000</p> The Spaniards have an alarmingly rich vocabulary of swear words and vulgarities – ranging from one-word cusses to full-sentence chants like ‘me cago en todo lo que se menea!‘. When speaking to a typical Spanish man, it’s almost strange not to hear a full sentence with anything erm… crude. Mind you, I adore the Spanish language: combined with expressive [...] </article> <article> <h1>Paella Valenciana: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly</h1> <p>Lucho — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:33 +0000</p> Nest Hostels recommend you this blog: Nothemingwaysspain by an American expat and historian married to a Spaniard. It’s maybe one of the best blog about Valencia, and we took it this funny article about the tipical product of Valencia: “Paella Valenciana: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly“ As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog entry, I’ve grown to [...] </article> </main></body></html>