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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 Leave a 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
Poinsettia in Snapseed

Red & Green Poinsettias for Christmas

December 16, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

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 […]

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Friendly Friday Photo Challenges, Mexico, Traditions & Festivals
Statue of the Virgen de Guadalupe at the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico

December 12 is the Saint Day of Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s Patron Saint

December 12, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

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 […]

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Mexico, Traditions & Festivals
cherubs crushing grapes in a press in the museum in Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna, Canada

Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna, BC’s Okanogan

November 27, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 12 Comments

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 […]

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BC, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Novels and Travel Books
a variety of different types of corn

Corn, the Base of Mexican Life

September 18, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Corn (maíz) was the basis of agriculture in all of Mesoamerica. The Aztecs had a corn god called ‘Centeotl’; the Mayan’s ‘God of Maize’ was called Yum Kaax. He was usually […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexico & Central America, Spanish Lessons
Dad's painting of the 'Ice Cream' man and his horse in Denmark

Tracking Down the Past: Making Ice Cream (Denmark & Vancouver)

July 4, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 14 Comments

In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]

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Denmark, Experiencing History, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Road Trip
Popped down to the Grand Canyon for sunset

Arizona, the Again and Again State: You Can’t Just Visit It Once!

April 13, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 19 Comments

I’ve been to Arizona three times and each trip has been totally different. And I’ve had friends go to Arizona, and they have been to totally different places than me […]

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Arizona, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Travel, Western USA & Canada
Number 235 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Numbers with a Spanish Twist

February 19, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

For the last 25 years I have been working with a friend on a Spanish course called Soleado, and whenever I travel to a Spanish-speaking country I am always on […]

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Spanish Lessons
Burmese Days by George Orwell along with Beer, fruit shake and salty soy beans

Travel Guides and Other Books to Ponder on the Road

September 10, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 9 Comments

One thing I always take with me on every longer trip is a guidebook. Even with the web around, I still can’t imagine travelling without one. Each brand of guidebook […]

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