A couple of days after I wrote about “Caga Tio” – the traditional character made out of a rough-hewn log that is believed to “shit” presents in homes all over Catalonia,...
Category: Europe travel Tags: 12 grapes, Barcelona, Caganers, Catalonia, Catalunya, Christmas, church bells, cultural travel, culture, market, Spain, traditions, Travel
He was a cute little guy wearing an oversize traditional Catalán red hat. From his place on the countertop of St. Christopher’s Inns Hostel in Barcelona, his raised eyebrows and big...
Category: Europe travel Tags: caga tio, Catalonia, Catalunya, Christmas, cultural travel, culture, shitting log, Spain, traditions, Travel
Christmas morning dawned a cold but sunny 12 degrees. Although I never like being in Illinois in the winter, this year has been especially difficult. Because of repeated ice storms and...
Category: Midwest US Travel Tags: Christmas Story, dinner, electronic games, fog, gifts, holidays, ice storms, photos, presents, snowstorms, traditions, Weibel, Wii Fit, winter weather
Over the past several years, Dad and I have developed a new tradition. Each year when I travel to Illinois to spend the holidays with family, we set aside a time...
Category: Midwest US Travel Tags: A Christmas Story, double dog dare, films, Illinois, Midwest, Movies, Ralphie, Red Rider BB gun, Scott Farkus, traditions, Travel, triple dog dare
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