Go Back  Fodor's Travel Talk Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Today's Posts
Search
 Display Trip Reports | Display Recent
Page 1 of 8
1
2
3
Last »
Search: Posts Made By: ekscrunchy
Showing results 1 to 25 of 184
Forum: Europe
May 15th, 2024, 01:08 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Maribel..too tired now but a few words: ...

Maribel..too tired now but a few words:


ABASTOS 2.0
PULPO

!!!!!
Forum: Europe
May 15th, 2024, 07:48 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Yes, we will!! I am about to write to "my"...

Yes, we will!!

I am about to write to "my" place in Vejer to request dates for 2025.

But right now, have just arrived in Galicia, so will soon begin report (brief!!!). Incredibly happy to be...
Forum: Europe
May 14th, 2024, 09:55 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Maribel if you decide to go, I would be very much...

Maribel if you decide to go, I would be very much swayed to join you!!!
Forum: Europe
May 13th, 2024, 01:22 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Thank you, Andy, but this adventure has now been...

Thank you, Andy, but this adventure has now been completed, and documented!!


We leave tomorrow for Santiago de Compostela....
Forum: Europe
May 12th, 2024, 12:56 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Maribel this is priceless!!!!! It is one of the...

Maribel this is priceless!!!!! It is one of the funniest bits I've seen in a long time!! I love the subtle nod of the head to indicate the proper direction!!!!
I am sending this to my sister this...
Forum: Europe
May 7th, 2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

But the tuna festivities in Barbate and nearby,...

But the tuna festivities in Barbate and nearby, during the almadraba....those do look fascinating. Maribel--just WOW!!

Are the nearby hotels booked out during that time?


I am finding it more...
Forum: Europe
May 5th, 2024, 03:09 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Oh, dear, I was up till 3am looking at a plan to...

Oh, dear, I was up till 3am looking at a plan to include Jane/Ubeda/Baeza before Vejer!
And now Cordoba again?

Mike, you really swim comfortably in the sea near Zahara into late September? But...
Forum: Europe
May 4th, 2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

The storks have arrived in Madrid?? We still...

The storks have arrived in Madrid??

We still often speak about them (we call them "storkies," and I remember that they were also nesting at ABADIA DE LA RETUERTA.

We had, I think, a 4pm Iberia...
Forum: Europe
May 4th, 2024, 06:38 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Yes, we stayed there because you recommended it...

Yes, we stayed there because you recommended it and we loved it, with the views of the huge storks outside the window!
And at the end of the trip (those days we could only take 7 nights) we drove...
Forum: Europe
May 4th, 2024, 05:51 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Maribel you have just solved a mystery that has...

Maribel you have just solved a mystery that has been plaguing me!
I first "got to know you" here when I read about Pedraza prior to a trip there. And I remember your comments about eating lamb in a...
Forum: Europe
May 3rd, 2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

How much fun it must be on then Costa de la Luz...

How much fun it must be on then Costa de la Luz right now!

So no to Valladolid for a yet-be-thought about roasted meat trip.


Sacramenia seems have no hotels, at least none I found with a very...
Forum: Europe
May 3rd, 2024, 05:09 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Were I do undertake another personal lechazo...

Were I do undertake another personal lechazo tour, could I get easily to many of the top spots from one base hotel and if so, which one, besides ABADIA LA RETUERTA. ( loved that hotel but maybe...
Forum: Europe
May 2nd, 2024, 12:18 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Please let us know about any lechazo you sample...

Please let us know about any lechazo you sample on your current trip. I wish I could tag along!!!
Forum: Europe
May 2nd, 2024, 10:44 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

I would be SO EAGER to read any comments about...

I would be SO EAGER to read any comments about the lechazo!!

Especially now as I sit in dental chair and have just seen my chart that includes the word “hopeless” with regards to several teeth!!!
Forum: Europe
May 2nd, 2024, 10:39 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

I would be SO EAGER to read any comments about...

I would be SO EAGER to read any comments about the lechazo!!
Forum: Europe
May 2nd, 2024, 08:46 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Oh, yes, ABADIA RETUERTA. Understated luxury. ...

Oh, yes, ABADIA RETUERTA. Understated luxury.
And so close to MANNIX!!!
For anyone who loves lamb....this is the area to stay!!

Although, Maribel, a stay in Valladolid, for lechazo???
Forum: Europe
May 2nd, 2024, 07:53 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Interesting, Maribel....you know my thoughts on...

Interesting, Maribel....you know my thoughts on the Hospes in Cordoba. Yes, I would stay there again.
Next time in Sevilla you already know where I will stay....not the Mercer but a newer hotel. ...
Forum: Europe
Apr 29th, 2024, 07:45 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

it's a little late, but I realized (when I...

it's a little late, but I realized (when I thought about sending a few pics to Elena from Azotea,) that I had forgotten to include the rest of the photos of my lunch on opening day of their new...
Forum: Europe
Apr 27th, 2024, 06:48 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Gracias, Maribel!! I will write to her not...

Gracias, Maribel!!

I will write to her not only to ask how to use the manteca, but where to find the helado de manteca!!!!!! Imagine!?!
Forum: Europe
Apr 25th, 2024, 12:10 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Will be the first "new" (to me, as well as new to...

Will be the first "new" (to me, as well as new to open) on my list for next spring!!!!
That sounds fantastic!
My manteca colora made it home from Spain to Miami and again from Florida to New York...
Forum: Europe
Apr 24th, 2024, 09:49 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Mdn. Lets talk Sicily. I will begin a new...

Mdn. Lets talk Sicily. I will begin a new thread.

I am back on NYC now. Land of what now must br bargain real estate !! Arrived 5am after plane malfunction in PBI.

Maribel. Yes. Nuevos...
Forum: Europe
Apr 23rd, 2024, 02:29 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Hey, Poster: How about a late-night...

Hey, Poster:

How about a late-night caper...meet up midnight in Cordoba right beside that ceramic sign!!! What a gorgeous thing that would be in one of our houses---but if we both join the caper,...
Forum: Europe
Apr 23rd, 2024, 02:24 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Just received this blue-tin tuna bulletin from an...

Just received this blue-tin tuna bulletin from an importer in NYC who concentrates on high-end Italian food items (at high prices);


https://www.gustiamo.com/tags/sicilian-bluefin-tuna/
Forum: Europe
Apr 23rd, 2024, 11:27 AM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Maribel, I need to get out to that supermarket! ...

Maribel, I need to get out to that supermarket!

As you know, I am now in the midst of finishing up the www.HungryOnion.org Cordoba thread with NOOR, and then will go on to discuss Madrid on that...
Forum: Europe
Apr 22nd, 2024, 12:23 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 29,919
Posted By ekscrunchy

Just lost a long post about Gueyu Mar, restaurant...

Just lost a long post about Gueyu Mar, restaurant and conservas.

Great idea to save the tuna oil for dressings!!!

What do you think of this site?

https://www.worldbestfish.com

Maybe I...
Showing results 1 to 25 of 184
 
Page 1 of 8
1
2
3
Last »


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Your Privacy Choices -