Our Favorite Hotels of 2024
Travel Past 50’s annual arbitrary hotel awards recognize our favorite hotels of 2024. We cite hotel features, quirks, amenities, service, and location.
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How to Make Spanish Gazpacho at Home
Spain’s signature gazpacho is our favorite summer food. The cold tomato soup has infinite variations. Here’s Kris’s gazpacho recipe, adapted over the years and using Minnesota farmers’ markets’ best seasonal produce.
Great Food and Top Things to Do in Cáceres, Spain
Cáceres in Spain’s sparsely populated Extremadura region combines the allure of a walled medieval city with the spark of outstanding food and restaurants inspired by the vast grazing lands and fine produce of the countryside.
Our Annual Hotel Summary: Reviews and Awards
A summary of our 2023 hotel stays. Awards to the year’s best. Most appreciated hotel features. How to find and book the right hotel for you.
Fun Holiday Traditions in Spain: Christmas Markets and Foods
Christmas traditions in Spain involve holiday cakes and food, Christmas markets, nativities, beautifully lit cities, and processions of the Three Kings, or Wise Men. Here are highlights.
10 Fun Things to Do in Minneapolis in Winter, Indoors and Out
Especially for winter months, find fun things to do in Minneapolis St. Paul. Embrace the outdoors, find indoor green space, escape to a museum, meet friends for coffee or a meal, or shop the world right here in local stores, great markets, and malls. From free to romantic to kid-friendly: here are more than 10 things to do in the Twin Cities in winter.
Return to Five Cities in Spain
Five Spanish cities revisited, with focus on cuisine and culture in the North of Spain. Barcelona, Zaragoza, Logroño, San Sebastián, and Madrid will always be new in our eyes.
Restaurants in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
No matter how you arrive in Santiago–via pilgrimage, air, or train–we advise taking extra time to enjoy the great Galician restaurant scene.
Food Tours and Cooking in Zaragoza, Spain
An interview with Rutica41 in Zaragoza, Spain, where food tours and cooking classes feature local food, wine and tapas. Plus, see our recipe for Spain’s famous tortilla Española (potato omelet) included here.
Five Things to Love About Duluth
Five things we love about Duluth, including top attractions, viewpoints and historic sites. With bonus notes on Duluth’s best bets for restaurants, food and drink.
