Lauren Aloise started leading food tours in Madrid during the Great Recession, and had soon turned Devour Tours into a thriving business. Learn how Lauren went from recipe blogger to travel entrepreneur, her favorite regional Spanish foods, what she thinks about the future of Spanish tourism (and the risk posed by anti-tourism protests) and more.

Book a food tour in Madrid, Barcelona or elsewhere at https://expatmadrid.com/devour/

Walking tours and unique experiences with Devour's sister company, Walks Tours here: https://expatmadrid.com/walks/

Or check out the recipe blog that started it all, it's called Spanish Sabores and it's at https://spanishsabores.com/

Immigration is a hot topic, and I've been an immigrant myself for more than 20 years. My wife Morena is also an immigrant, from a wildly different background. What is immigration? With 250 million migrants in the world, nobody is really "typical". Here's my story, and a few thoughts...

Donate to the cause here at https://expatmadrid.com/donate – I appreciate it!

Check out my friends over at https://biketourinspain.com for all your bike touring needs – tell Raúl there that Daniel sent you.

There's also https://expatmadrid.com/devour for food tours in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and elsewhere.

And finally, epic experiences with Walks Tours at https://expatmadrid.com/walks

It's been a while since I've done "a day in the life", but the news this week sucks and I don't feel like making top 10 lists. So here's a few things going on in Barcelona, from your favorite gym bro / spiritual seeker / history nerd. Donate to the podcast here: https://expatmadrid.com/donate/

You can also support the project by signing up for tours (in Spain or elsewhere) with one of the following.

Devour Food Tours in Spain, Italy, etc: https://expatmadrid.com/devour/

Walks Tours for unique walking tours around Europe, including the Private Prado Museum tour I did last year: https://expatmadrid.com/walks/