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about last night…

28 Wednesday Sep 2022

Posted by azahar in sevilla, tapas, tourism, travel

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sevilla, tourism, world tourism day

last night (5)

So remember how I couldn’t go to the posh do last night because I was being responsible and taking care of business? Well, turned out my tapas tour finished in time for me to pop over and catch the tail end of the event – also helped that it was about five minutes away from our last tapas bar. So I popped over! Met up with a few friends and acquaintances, had a couple of glasses of cava and then shared a taxi home with my neighbour Mónica. Also – bonus! Got a swag bag on the way out. So kind of a win-win. And I think I may have set the wheels in motion for my next biz idea (fingers crossed, more later) so if that works out it’ll be a win-win-win.

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world tourism day 2022

27 Tuesday Sep 2022

Posted by azahar in sevilla, spain, tapas tours, tourism, travel

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tourism day

It’s World Tourism Day and I was invited to this spectacular event at the newly reopened Artillery Factory (sounds weird but it’s actually an amazing set of buildings that used to house the factory and now is set up for cultural events such as this). But as luck would have it I am booked with a Sevilla Tapas Tour this evening and so had to decline the invitation. Duty first! Anyhow, it also seems fitting to celebrate World Tourism Day by being with some visitors and helping them have an a fabulous experience here.

cádiz converts!

05 Friday Aug 2022

Posted by azahar in travel, trips, work

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cadiz, decanter, spain

cadiz converts

So this totally made my day! My editor Julie at Decanter sent me this reader letter about my Cádiz travel article from last March. I mean, wow. It really made a difference to their trip and they ended up not just becoming Cádiz converts but sherry converts as well. Gotta admit it also helps with the ol’ impostor syndrome. 😉 Now I can’t wait to do another one.

bodega san basilio

06 Wednesday Jul 2022

Posted by azahar in andalucia, getaways, tapas, travel, trips

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bodega san basilio, cordoba

holy trinity

You really can’t go to Córdoba and not order their tapas holy trinity of salmorejo, berenjenas fritas and flamenquín. These come prepared in different ways throughout the city but I don’t think I’ve ever had them better than at Bodega San Basilio. Which was also my BIG DISCOVERY during my Córdoba getaway last week. Tucked away in a quiet barrio just past the Alcázar this may well be my new favourite traditional tapas bar in the city (although it’s far from new itself). I fell in love with this family-run tiny blue and white tiled bar as soon as I walked in, and the fabulous food and friendly service clinched the deal. I also loved that they don’t douse their fried aubergines in that awful cane molasses, which is the way they are often served these days. In fact, when I asked if they could put the miel de caña on the side the barman said… you want that stuff?? Hahaha. So I said NO and instead I enjoyed dipping them in my salmorejo, as the cordobés tapas gods intended. The family has a second place around the corner – Mesón San Basilio – which has a beautiful central patio as a dining room. If I lived in Córdoba I would be here all the time.

postcard from córdoba

30 Thursday Jun 2022

Posted by azahar in andalucia, getaways, travel, trips

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Andalucia, cordoba, cordoba getaway

cordoba 2022 (1)

It was fast but fun. And bloody HOT. I don’t know why Córdoba always feels hotter than Sevilla, even when the temperature is the same. But mission more or less accomplished in terms of the research for my next Decanter article. Here are some street scenes and also a couple of pics of the peculiar hotel room with see-through bathroom walls and no closet, but to be honest, for a budget hotel directly across from the Mezquita it was perfect. You can see the food pics on my Instagram… @SevillaTapas. Continue reading →

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