Velabas https://www.velabas.com/writing/ Articles about travel, language, and culture Mon, 04 May 2020 02:45:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A love affair with Aji de Gallina in Lima, Peru; and, where to find Paula’s in Mercado de Magdalena https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/love-affair-with-aji-de-gallina-lima-peru-where-to-find-magdalena/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=love-affair-with-aji-de-gallina-lima-peru-where-to-find-magdalena https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/love-affair-with-aji-de-gallina-lima-peru-where-to-find-magdalena/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 10:45:38 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=1157 Meeting a Peruvian for the first time implies conversation on food. This is more likely with Peruvians than other nationalities. Whether they hail from Lima, Tumbes, Iquitos or Huancayo, Peruvians everywhere eagerly revert to...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/love-affair-with-aji-de-gallina-lima-peru-where-to-find-magdalena/feed/ 5 The good, the bad, and the ugly: the Lima traffic paradox https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/lima-traffic-peru-paradox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lima-traffic-peru-paradox https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/lima-traffic-peru-paradox/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:31:51 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=1128 In the 1990s, Alberto Fujimori was responsible for bringing a huge influx of used vans and buses in from South Korea. This linked article is in Spanish, but it tells of the country’s ills...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/lima-traffic-peru-paradox/feed/ 0 Find unparalleled ceviche in Lima at Cevicheria Carmencita https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/carmencita-best-ceviche-lima/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carmencita-best-ceviche-lima https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/carmencita-best-ceviche-lima/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:18:51 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=1131 I haven’t been to every ceviche restaurant and kiosk in Lima. Lima, Peru is a city of 9 or 10 million people depending on who you’re talking to, so of course it’s impossible to...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/carmencita-best-ceviche-lima/feed/ 1 A letter to my father on what to visit in Barcelona during the 2017 INTA Annual Meeting https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/what-to-do-barcelona-inta-2017-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-barcelona-inta-2017-meeting https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/what-to-do-barcelona-inta-2017-meeting/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:14:41 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=1074 If the conference you’re going to is the International Trademark Association annual meeting in April or May, then I recommend you fly to Spain early to make the best of the free time you’ll...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/what-to-do-barcelona-inta-2017-meeting/feed/ 0 Getting a Cita Previa Appointment in the Spanish System https://www.velabas.com/writing/visas-2/getting-a-cita-previa-appointment-in-the-spanish-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-a-cita-previa-appointment-in-the-spanish-system https://www.velabas.com/writing/visas-2/getting-a-cita-previa-appointment-in-the-spanish-system/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2015 16:47:58 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=1060 Is a pain in the ass. I’ve already written about the fucking Spanish appointment system. All bureaucracy sucks, but I’m here now so let me rant about this bureaucracy. If you’re reading this it’s...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/visas-2/getting-a-cita-previa-appointment-in-the-spanish-system/feed/ 17 This Bar has the Best Tapas in Barcelona https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/this-bar-has-the-best-tapas-in-barcelona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-bar-has-the-best-tapas-in-barcelona https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/this-bar-has-the-best-tapas-in-barcelona/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:01:57 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=826 If you’re reading this post it’s because you’re interested in real tapas tradition. By real tapas tradition I mean this Spanish idea of bringing you free food with your beer. I’m talking gastronomic hospitality. I’m...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/this-bar-has-the-best-tapas-in-barcelona/feed/ 0 The Best Street Food in Fes https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/best-street-food-in-fes-morocco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-street-food-in-fes-morocco https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/best-street-food-in-fes-morocco/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:40:36 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=1008 It’s difficult to say that what you experience is the best, because you will never know all the variables against which you’d have to compare your fare. But if we do away with the...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/food/best-street-food-in-fes-morocco/feed/ 0 Biking in Barcelona: How to use Viu Bicing https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/biking-in-barcelona-how-to-use-viu-bicing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biking-in-barcelona-how-to-use-viu-bicing https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/biking-in-barcelona-how-to-use-viu-bicing/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:24:33 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=992 Barcelona is a city of fewer than 2 million, but its streets buzz with the swarming sound of ceaseless activity. Still, it is a bike-friendly town if you’re located within the city limits. There’s...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/biking-in-barcelona-how-to-use-viu-bicing/feed/ 12 Things I Wish I Knew before Living in Barcelona https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-living-in-barcelona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-i-wish-i-knew-before-living-in-barcelona https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-living-in-barcelona/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:00:01 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=971 I’ve been living and writing about Barcelona now for a year. There are certain things that I wish I’d known about Barcelona before coming here. I did a quick internet search, and found posts...

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]]> https://www.velabas.com/writing/places/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-living-in-barcelona/feed/ 1 How the fuck does the Spanish appointment system work? https://www.velabas.com/writing/visas-2/how-the-fuck-does-the-spanish-appointment-system-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-the-fuck-does-the-spanish-appointment-system-work https://www.velabas.com/writing/visas-2/how-the-fuck-does-the-spanish-appointment-system-work/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:44:11 +0000 http://www.velabas.com/writing/?p=968 Sorry to those of you offended by hard language. But if you are, then this website is not for you. I think it’s entirely warranted to ask this unabashed question. The Spanish appointment system...

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