The Bullfighter’s Tailor
A while back I was commissioned to do a short video on a tailor who specializes in making suits for bullfighters. Daniel Roqueta has been making trajes de luces, or suits of lights, for more than 25...
View ArticleExploring Catalonia: A letter to my friend Chris
Dear Chris. I’m hoping we can make it up Barcelona way to take you up on your offer of inviting us out to dinner. Especially since you mentioned that you really feel like doing it up in style! Hold on...
View ArticleA Pirate’s Lair
This small rocky island, a one-time hideout for Turkish and Barbary pirates, sits in front a town founded by the Moors which is now the most popular vacation spot holiday resort in all of Europe....
View ArticleNew Podcast: A Spanish Lunch
Just a quick note to share what I’ve been up to lately with my good friend Ben Curtis. Many of you have probably seen his blog or listened to his podcast before–he’s been writing and talking about...
View ArticleSpain, Despacito
The day’s catch is auctioned off at the fishing port in Jávea. Have you heard of slow radio? Last year, BBC Radio 3 started a programme designed as “an antidote to today’s frenzied world.” I think it’s...
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