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  • We mentioned we had been thinking about going to Morocco from Tarifa. We ended up going to Gibraltar since it’s almost equally close. Plus, to…

  • Turns out swimming (naked or otherwise) in ridiculously cold water is really good for muscle soreness. We had been chalking up 14 mile days here…

  • I Had to Swim Naked in the Beach and All Because of Some Dumb Tower or A Cautionary Tale of High and Low Tides and…

  • We were attracted to Tarifa because of its proximity to Morocco, 2 natural parks, roman ruins and sand dunes. We were mostly looking to hike…

  • In the US, olive oil is generally a fancy oil that we pull out when we want to make Italian food or a fancy salad.…

  • IBecause of a holiday we had a 5-day weekend a few weeks ago. Sadly, because we had only just gotten internet we couldn’t book bus…

  • Since arriving in Spain, everywhere we go we see traces of “The Reconquista”. And every time we have a question about something specific, the answer…

  • A question we get a lot is: does Spain celebrate Halloween? Many countries have adopted it (including the USA. We didn’t start it, you know),…

  • Our apartment looks like this: When we moved in there were 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. We rearranged it to be 2 bedrooms and one…

  • Basically, I am in the nicest school in the city. The school itself is old, some of my co-workers were students here, but everything was…