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Category Archives: 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 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
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
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
Scrambled eggs, Mexican style

Travel Spanish ¿Cómo te gustan los huevos?

January 22, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Food / Breakfast / Mexico / Eggs. One of the breakfast choices in Mexico is eggs in a variety of styles. Quiero huevos fritos con tocino, bien cocido, y frijoles […]

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Mexican Food, Mexico, Spanish Lessons
tres in tiles

Travel Spanish: Numbers with a Hispanic Touch

October 24, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is numbers and it just so happens that I have been busy taking photos of numbers in Spanish-speaking countries with the idea of putting together […]

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Mexico, Spain, Spanish Lessons, Travel Theme

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