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A Xolo Called Yolo, an Ancient Dog Breed in Mexico

March 27, 2023by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

On a Monday walk in Mexico City we met Desire (Deh-SEER-eh) with her Xolo dog called Yolo. Little Yolo had been abandoned and then rescued by Desire. The 3500-year-old Xoloitzcuintli is […]

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Experiencing History, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
The site at Trelleborg has a recreation of a Viking Longhouse based on the foundations of the buildings

Travelling through Medieval Denmark

August 13, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

May 30, 2018. This was the day we had an extended encounter with the Medieval world in Denmark. We started in the 1300s in Vordingborg at the Medieval War Strategy […]

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Denmark, Experiencing History, Road Trip
Aerial shot of the desert and mountains as they meet up with the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Mexico

Travel Spanish: En un mapa de la costa

April 19, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

On the map. Tierra: la isla, la península, la playa, la costa, el faro, el malecón, el puerto, el muelle, la punta, el cabo, el acantilado (a cliff), el embarcadero […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Mexico, Spain, Spanish Lessons
Here another set of really 'red' rocks, this near Cafayate in Argentina.

Traditional Pigments Made from Earth

March 30, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 19 Comments

The first pigments used in cave paintings were a combination of finely ground earth (usually in the form of clay) mixed with animal fat. The only cave paintings I have […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Collections from Around the World, Experiencing History, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Vermut y tapas in Potes, Spain

How Not to Starve in Spain

March 19, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures 14 Comments

Every time we’ve been to Spain we had trouble with the way they scheduled their meals. If you (like Al) want a big breakfast, fancy some lunch around 1:00 and then […]

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Spain, Spanish Lessons
Ceiling in the interior of the Monument to the Mexican Revolution of 1910

Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City

November 10, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

“…construction of the Monumento a la Revolución was interrupted by the Revolution…” (Lonely Planet) Because of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the Monument, a triumphal arch, was left unfinished until […]

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Architecture, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Mexico
Silvery sheen of the Titanic Building in Belfast, Ireland UK

Geometric Decoration & Architecture

April 2, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

Agra in India was fascinating for the richness its array of geometric patterns on the buildings dating from its Islamic Mughal empire. Other countries with Islamic citizens often feature geometric […]

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Architecture, Collections from Around the World, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Hot Chocolate is a speciality for the breakfast at Restaurante El Cardenal in Mexico City

Chocolate, a Gift From the God Quetzalcóatl of Mexico

February 13, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

A legend (leyenda) from Mesoamerica tells us that Quetzalcóatl, the plumed serpent, stole chocolate from the gods and gave it to the people of the earth. Chocolate originated in Mesoamerica, and you […]

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Ingredients, Mexican Food, Spanish Lessons
Aceituna (olive). Translating as 'oily one', olives are on offer everywhere in Spain.

Spanish Food Words with Arabic Origins

January 9, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

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 […]

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Spain, Spanish Lessons
camastro (lounger) and mesa (table) at Playa Manzanillo in Puerto Escondido

Travel Spanish: Getting Comfortable at the Beach

January 5, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

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 […]

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Mexico, Spanish Lessons

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