Not to be confused with La Felguera in Langreo, La Falguera is a beautiful summer braña and the Vaqueiros here used to participate in...

Buenas! Sorry for being absent for over a year! I come to update to say that I do intend to finish uploading and writing posts for the...

Veigas is an old parroquia, a parish, within Somiedo. As far as I can tell, it is not and has never been a braña. Traditionally, brañas...

I apologize for the sudden long absence. As you probably know, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all travel was suspended and US travelers...

About a month ago, I visited my first braña. From the airport, I took a taxi to Pola de Somiedo where I was staying. The first thing I...

Hi guys, I know it has taken me a long time to update, I have been very busy as my research project is very much underway. In order to...

This past Thursday, I woke up at 8 am to head into Madrid to catch my flight to Uviéu. Someone who lived in Toledo showed me on the map...

Yesterday, I went to the Esnoga del Tránsito and Sefardi Museum (Museo Sefardí), the place I had most been looking forward to in Toledo....

Today I walked around Toledo and, as promised, visited the Jewish quarter, or djuderiya in Ladino. I didn't go into any of the synagogues...

My flight was delayed for four hours but I am here! Madrid is different than I expected, though I did not wonder so much about what it...

Bienveníu! My name is Rachel but you can also call me Xinxane (sheen-shah-nay) or Sinjanía (seen-hah-NEE-ah). This blog is for...