Feb 01
A BLOODTHIRSTY IMMORAL BUNCH? By Patrick Waller, The Spanish Thyme Traveller The Borgias (Borjas in Valenciano) in general get a bad press. The first Borgia pope, Calixtus III, although very nepotistic was supposedly a very pious man. Not so the second Pope Alejander VI and his children Jofre, Cesar, Juan and …
Oct 26
FIESTAS ON YOUR DOORSTEP IN SPAIN: THE DANCE OF THE MOMA IN VALENCIA. By PATRICK WALLER, THE SPANISH THYME TRAVELLER. It is one of life’s mysteries that we sometimes don’t see things even when they are right in front of our noses. We travel to ridiculously far away places to explore when we don’t even …
Oct 23
Russell Norman made a splash in London in 2009 when he opened his restaurant Polpo, which imitates the traditional Venetian bàcaro – modest restaurants serving simple food. Specialising in cichetti (simple, snack-like dishes) Norman kick-started a new food craze of small dishes for small prices, the perfect recession restaurant concept, which has taken the city by storm. Since then, …
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