Spanish Food Words with Arabic Origins
When the Moors arrived in Spain in 711 C.E. they brought with them advanced agricultural methods in addition to introducing many new crops including sugar cane, rice, ginger and saffron […]
Author Archives: Albatz Travel Adventures
2020 Photos in Review
Let’s face it, I have been somewhat of a Grinch this Christmas. All over the internet everyone was writing ‘Merry Christmas’ and I was thinking “What’s so merry about it?” […]
Travel Spanish: Getting Comfortable at the Beach
Beach / Relaxing / Mexico. Getting comfortable at the beach using Spanish. A la playa. Bienvenidos a Playa Manzanillo en Puerto Escondido. ¿Tiene un cojín más gordo? But don’t hog the […]
December 18th, the Day of the Virgen de la Soledad
December 18th is the Day of the Virgen de la Soledad in many Hispanic countries. Mexico has their patron saint, the Virgen de Guadalupe, their very own Mary who appeared […]
Red & Green Poinsettias for Christmas
Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena, Cuetlaxóchitl – this beautiful plant has many names. Poinsettias are native to the tropical highlands of Mexico. In the wild they grow into 10-foot-high bushes with explosions of […]
December 12 is the Saint Day of Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s Patron Saint
The Virgin of Guadalupe is the patron saint of Mexico. The apparition of a dark-skinned Virgin above Guadalupe on December 12th, 1531 changed the course of history in Mexico; within seven years […]
Out in the Blue Hour in BC’s Okanogan, January 2020
Late last year my little camera took back control of the white balance settings – I used them all the time as its auto white balance was horrible, especially in […]
Searching for Wabi-Sabi in Japan
Tina of the Lens-Artists Challenge introduced me to a completely new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I thought back to the times […]
Unique Items From Around the World
A collection of unique items that I’ve encountered from around the world. At our Llandudno B&B in Wales we had selection of breakfast yogurts; the ones I’ve never had before […]
Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna, BC’s Okanogan
Now. I just finished reading the novel Crush by Jennifer Margaret Fraser, described as a wine thriller. I found it in the little free library on Granville Island near me, my […]
