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Arrival in Santa Fe of Our Latest Container Shipment: Waldo is Finally Back Home
Posted on May 15 2023
As much fun as it is to hit the open road in southern Europe during our buying trips, nothing quite compares with actually receiving, unpacking and displaying in our Santa...
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"Where's Waldo?": Spring Buying Trip 2023: Days 15-22, Antiques Hunting Along the Camino de Santiago
Posted on March 01 2023
First traveled in the early ninth century after the remains of the apostle James were allegedly found in the far northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula known as Galiza, the...
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"Where's Waldo?": Spring Buying Trip 2023: Days 10-14, The Ampurdán, Catalonia - Spain's Provence
Posted on February 24 2023
The two northeastern-most counties in the region of Catalonia, Spain, are known as the upper and lower Ampurdán. Located along the Mediterranean Coast just below the French border, it is a magical...
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"Where's Waldo?": Spring Buying Trip 2023: Days 5-9, The Realejo Quarter, Granada
Posted on February 20 2023
"Dale limosna, mujer, que no hay en la vida nada como la pena de ser ciego en Granada." "Give him alms, woman, as there is nothing in life like the...
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"Where's Waldo?": Spring buying trip 2023: Day 4, Provinces of Córdoba and Málaga
Posted on February 16 2023
I recently commented to a friend that of all the types of antiques that Mediterránia sources directly in Europe (furniture, architectural elements, religious art, mirrors, etc.), I think that the product...
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"Where's Waldo?": Spring buying trip 2023: Day 1, Carmona
Posted on February 12 2023
After landing in Madrid to begin our Spring 2023 buying trip and close out our next 40' container shipment (FYI for Spain travel newbies: the Madrid airport must have been designed...
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"Where's Waldo?": Andalusía
Posted on April 30 2021
"Where's Waldo?": AndalusíaUp until this past Sunday night, the "photography gods" had smiled on me during my trip across Spain ... if the days weren't perfect, at least the light and the weather were...
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Incorporating Antique Furniture Pieces in Modern Design
Posted on December 20 2018
There is no rule that says your home décor has to be only one style. Sure, modern designs are excellent at grabbing your attention but so are antique...
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Adventures in Finding Spanish Antiques
Posted on November 27 2018
A few years ago I began writing a travelog called "Where's Waldo?" documenting my travels throughout southern Europe. In these posts I focus primarily on Spain because we have a home,...
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The Hard Work of Finding Mediterranean Antiques (and Some Stork Watching)
Posted on October 01 2018
Forty-five years ago I spent a pleasant late spring afternoon observing a pair of storks as they took off from and returned to their nest perched ontop of an abandoned...
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Hunting for Antiques in the Province of Leon, Spain
Posted on September 12 2018
A few years ago I began writing a travelog called "Where's Waldo?" documenting my travels throughout southern Europe. In these posts I focus primarily on Spain because we have a home,...
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Visiting the Uriarte Talavera Factory in Puebla, Mexico
Posted on May 31 2018
This is the “rainy” season in Puebla, Mexico meaning that it’s hot and humid and each afternoon you get moderate to violent thunderstorm activity over the Puebla - Tlaxcala Valley starting...
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This is Where MEDITERRANIA Restores the Antiques that We Offer to Our Customers
Posted on May 31 2018
The village where Elayne and I have our home in Spain, and where Mediterrania maintains its warehouse and restoration shop, is called Cruilles. It is a small medieval "pueblo" of...
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Traveling to San Miguel de Allende
Posted on May 31 2018
I’ve always thought that it’s a good idea to borrow from other cultures whenever possible ... take, for instance, traveling by bus in Mexico. We gringos could definitely learn a...
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