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Where are you from? Doesn't matter, you are in Madrid.
There are good things and bad things about living in big cities, but Madrid has something very special about it.
Madrid is a big city where you can live individually from the mother culture you were born in. I mean, if you don't like the culture your parents lived in, because it is sexist, racist or not emocionally evolved, but you live in a small village, you will probably have issues to get rid of it and live an independent way of life without intrusions.
Madrid is a city where very rarely someone would question you about your origins, and there is a reason for that. Historically, Madrid has been open to receive new people from all over the country and beyond due to its condition of Capital City, this is part of our History and our inner DNA. Since 1561, when Madrid became the capital of Spain, we have received millions of people who came to work and looking for opportunities. That makes hard to find a person here whose 4 grandparents were born in Madrid, what we call a "Gato", a person whose ancestors were originally from here. That is very rare to find. For instants, my grandparents were from Valladolid, Ubeda, Jaén and Burgos, none of them from Madrid. I am not a real "Gata" and you won't easily find one.
This situation, makes Madrid a place where everybody is from everywhere, a real mix of cultures where you can reinvent yours if the one your parents gave you doesn't please you.
No one expects you to be from Madrid or follow some inconsistent Madrilian cultural rules...
Mostly our first and only rule is grab a "caña", go to a "terraza" and have fun chatting with someone, whoever, doesn't matter where she/he is from.
Madrid is a very open city and that is something I really love!
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Would you hire a guided tour during your vacations?
I have asked this to my english friends, I am curious about it. I hope these sentences are correct.
Would you hire a guided tour during your vacations?
Reasons why I would actually hire a tour guided:
WHY A TOUR?
Save time! They already know all the best places in the city and we'll also have the chance to meet new people.
WHY A LOCAL VEGAN?
As vegans, they know what it´s like trying to find vegan activities and delicious food on your travels. Here you will see another side of the city and spend time with a like-minded person.
WHY A PLANT-BASED FOOD TOUR?
They have personally visited and tested all the places on the tour.
We won't be disappointed!
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Are these sentences correct? (Thanks!)
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO TRAVEL
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you shouldn’t go alone. We plan the trip, we prepare the details, we take care of each other with sorority, but we go wherever we want to go.
Happy women's day!
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE… THE WORLD!
There’s no place like home, when your home is the entire world…
TIME TO GET LOST
3, 2, 1…. bye, bye! Sorry, can’t stay, my city is waiting for me to enjoy the amazing street life here. I’ll be back, promised!
"LUANGA" IS YOUR VEGAN ADVENTURE
And is waiting for you here… take it or leave it (but not for long!) :))
CRAZY ABOUT FOOD
Yes, we Vegans are crazy about food, it is our weakness! We have to live with that.
There are not many things for me better than a vegan carbonara pasta, home-made…
I confess, give me pasta and let me be.
YOUR EYES SEE WITH WHATEVER THERE IS IN YOUR HEART
Fill your heart with compassion and respect and all you’ll see will be wonder
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Survey: would you hire a guided tour during your vacations?
I have asked this to my english friends, I am curious.
Would you hire a guided tour during your vacations?
Reasons why I would actually hire a tour guided:
WHY A TOUR?
Save time! They already know all the best places in the city and we'll also have the chance to meet new people.
WHY A LOCAL VEGAN?
As vegans, they know what it´s like trying to find vegan activities and delicious food on your travels. Here you will see another side of the city and spend time with a like-minded person.
WHY A PLANT-BASED FOOD TOUR?
They have personally visited and tested all the places on the tour.
We won't be disappointed!
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Madrid Vegan Hot Spots
There are two areas where veganism got settled in a spectacular manner and which continue to be the Hot Spots in the street life of Madrid.
Malasaña:
It was and still is the prime example of nightlife neighbourhood, where very diverse restaurants started to appear and, then, vegan options were multiplied, which perfectly fit the open, rebellious, young mentality of the neighbourhood.
It is a benchmark for Madrid’s trends, a mix of traditional and experimental, old and new.
Thanks to this fusion, veganism has strongly settled in a neighbourhood that already enjoyed being different and ground-breaking.
A perfect combination.
Lavapiés:
The most multicultural neighbourhood in Madrid is a paradise for vegans, and was the first neighbourhood that became veganized in the whole city.
This old medieval neighbourhood now has the “cool” seal at “Time Out” Magazine and it attracts new hipster neighbors which are mixed with the humble local population.
There’s a traditional flavour in the environment, mixed with a couple of decades of being a wholesales bazar and transforming with socially significant cultural centres.
A fun, surprising mix.
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Vegan Travel Tips for Madrid
I love writing about food :)
If you enter a bar in Madrid, do you think you won’t be able to order any vegan dish?
For me, these are the best tricks to survive at Madrid’s bars.
Order “pimientos del padrón”, which are delicious, small grilled green peppers. It is said that some of them are spicy and others aren’t, test your luck.
The “Patatas bravas” are originally from Madrid. They’re boiled potatoes which are then fried in large chunks, and then a spicy pepper sauce is added to them. Be careful that they don’t add mayonnaise; the traditional ones never have it.
The eternal “aceitunas” (olives) are always used as an appetiser in Madrid, and they’re delicious and healthy.
Try "champiñones al ajillo", mushrooms cooked in olive oil with garlic and parsley. Just in case, tell them to not add any ham.
The "pisto " is delicious. They’re vegetables cooked in a sauce that contains onions and tomato. Ask them to not add meat or egg to the original recipe.
Though it isn’t a dish from Madrid, but rather from the south, if you come to Madrid in the summer you’ll find a lot of “gazpacho” and “salmorejo” at the restaurants. They’re both cold soups made of vegetables. Just tell them not to add egg or ham on top or as a side dish.
You will always be safe in a restaurant in Madrid by asking for a “parrillada de verduras” or “trigueros a la plancha”, which are grilled vegetables with olive oil and salt.
The “guacamole” and the “hummus” are not originally from Spain, but there are many pubs which have them in their menus, so you will be able to take advantage of this during your gastronomic walks.
If you want a vegan breakfast from Madrid, you need to ask for “churros”. They’re a flour dough that is fried. If you feel like having something less fatty, order “pan con tomate”.
Vegetable milk and margarine are nowadays greatly extended in cafes, but make sure they have them first.
Be aware of “salads” and “vegetable sandwiches”, they usually have all kinds of animal ingredients such as eggs, tuna, mayonnaise… so ask first.
If you don’t want to take a risk, in most restaurants the chef can quickly prepare you some pasta or rice with tomato sauce and vegetables. Generally, Spanish restaurants are happy to satisfy the requests of their customers and will make everything they can for you to eat great, plentiful food.
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