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Snowboarding in Pas de la Casa, Andorra – a student guide
Blog: Heather on her travels - 16 March 2012
When you’re a snowboarding student like my 19 year old son William, your money has to stretch a long way. That’s why he and a few mates booked a cheap break to the resort of Pas de la Casa in Andorra, known as a great value European destination for ski-ing and snowboarding. Here’s what the [...]
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Lady in Andorra
Blog: A Lady in London - 14 November 2011
Andorra intrigues me. High up in the Pyrenees, the country is nestled in snowy peaks sandwiched between France and Spain. It seems far away and inaccessible, yet alluring and enchanting in its remoteness. My 90 under 30 Travel Project prompted me to visit, and over the weekend I traveled to Andorra to discover the country’s [...]
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Flying Over 3 Countries at a time in the Pyrenees
Blog: WildJunket - 9 October 2011
On board a light aircraft, we glide through the skies of the Pyrenees, drinking in an impressive view of the mountainous region. There’s not a speck of cloud in the skies and temperatures are at a balmy 28 degrees Celsius.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #147: Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 7 August 2011
From the World Heritage inscription: The cultural landscape of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley offers a microcosmic perspective of the way people have harvested the resources of the high Pyrenees over millennia. Its dramatic glacial landscapes of craggy cliffs and glaciers, with high open pastures and steep wooded valleys, covers an area of 4,247 ha, 9% of the [...]
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Andorra La Vella, We Like It!
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 31 May 2010
The weather has been getting better every day here in Europe and even though we rushed to Spain and enjoyed it there thoroughly, we felt the need to get ourselves back to France. Andorra was on our route back to Provence, France so we decided to spend a couple of days there hiking through the hills.
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