Matador - markets

Chinese Markets

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:14:32 -0500

It's been busy around here, haven't had a chance to write. Last week for date night, Ray took me out to a minor league baseball game. It was basically an excuse to lay out on a blanket and eat hot dogs and drink beer together since being hockey players, we both find baseball to be awfully slow-going...

This little Scotty went to market...

Sparklyscotty — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:01:12 -0500

I love market days. Almost every town has it’s own market, with stalls crammed full of fresh, local produce. Whatever fruits and vegetables are in season are in abundance, at incredibly low prices. There are vans loaded with smoked and cured fish, cheese and ham, and other stands selling all...

Pa' Engordarse

novoarte — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:31:32 -0500

One of the personal qualities in which I take pride is the fact that I can adapt to a number of different places and situations with ease.

So I don't want to sound like a whiner or a prima donna when I ask: Is it possible to get some green vegetables here?!

I'm not a picky eater, but I do like...

No artificial flavourings or entertainment

Sparklyscotty — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:35:29 -0500

Food and drink play an integral part of the Spanish culture, just as they do in most countries. The Spanish love nothing more than meeting in large groups at restaurants and cafés to pick over a wide array of tapas dishes and talk (loudly).

The home cooked meal is also still...

Agadir, Morocco

switzin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:40:29 -0600

Agadir, located in the south of Morocco, did not strike me as a model out of A Thousand and One Nights. On the contrary, the modernity of the city was rather a disappointment. After the disembarkment from our ship, the Marco Polo, we were shuttled along a three-mile stretch of dusty roadwork before we...

A stroll through Mindelo on Sao Vicente

switzin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:59:59 -0600

Even though it is a beautiful morning, the waves are rolling high as we enter Porto Grande on the island of Sao Vicente. Soon we are surrounded by soft, brown hills on three sides as we glide closer towards Mindelo, the capital of this small island, which belongs to Cap Verde.
Leaving the port, we immediately...