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Quimet and Quimet – Barcelona’s Best Tapas
Blog: GoBackpacking - 30 June 2009
So I’m lounging on my couch after two late nights of partying in Medellin, waiting to be picked up by some new friends to spend the night at a finca (country house) for the first time, when Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations comes on the TV. It’s an episode on Spain, and the second segment is [...] Related posts:Walking Barcelona By Day And Night
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Show me the way to go home…
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 3 June 2009
By Zev Lowe, KF8 Indonesia Watch as Jemy, the Kiva Coordinator at my host MFI, Dinari Foundation Bali, takes me on a nail-biting, jaw-dropping white knuckled ride home. This video is just one minute long, but the actual journey took half an hour. *** Zev Lowe started work at DINARI Foundation today. He recently completed his MBA at [...]
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Is a Kiva loan really interest free?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 1 June 2009
By Zev Lowe, KF 8 Indonesia The US dollar has recently risen significantly against many currencies. When I arrived in Bali to begin my Kiva Fellowship with DINARI Foundation, I received 10,295 Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) for each of my US dollars. This is 10% higher than a year ago, when the US dollar was worth 9,350 [...]
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Introducing Barcelona
Sun-kissed and lapped by the Mediterranean, Barcelona is a dynamo where people work hard and play hard. A magnet for architecture buffs, foodies and night owls, it is a pleasure for all the senses.
A ramble through the Barri Gòtic to La Catedral reveals the Gothic legacies of Barcelona’s medieval past. In the neighbourhood of l’Eixample, see Antoni Gaudí's hallucinatory spectacles Casa Batlló and La Pedrera. The city's famous museums, Museu Picasso, Fundació Joan Miró and Fundació Antoni Tàpies, pay homage to other artists who've left their imprint here.
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Tips & articles
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Jump the queue! Get straight to Europe’s classic sights.
12 June 2009
Summer can spell trouble for the traveller in Europe. The weather may be gorgeous, but queues for popular...
