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SEVILLA: JOÉ QUE CALÓ
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 29 August 2009
Después de unos días de merecido descanso en el pueblo decidimos ir a pasar unos días a Granada aprovechando que mi hermano estaba allí de vacaciones con su familia.
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Getting tickets for Barcelona games
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 26 August 2009
Many people who visit Barcelona (particularly large stag groups and also corporate groups) are often keen to get tickets for an FC Barcelona game. As well as La Liga games (the Spanish league), there are also often Spanish Cup and European Champions League games to see at the Nou camp Stadium. Recent games have also included pre-season friendlies against teams such as Man City, England.
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Mejillones Con Chorizo (Mussels With Sausage)
Blog: Travel With Julie - 25 August 2009
A Spanish recipe for mussels with chorizo sausage.
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The chanting monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey
Blog: Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog - 23 August 2009
I just got back from visiting the Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos and thought I would share a little information with you about the monastery and the monks that live inside it. The monastery is located about 45 minutes outside the city of Burgos in a quaint little village known as “Santo Domingo de Silos.” [...]
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The Cathedral of Burgos: Breathtaking on the outside
Blog: Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog - 19 August 2009
Here in Burgos, we are lucky enough to have a Gothic-style cathedral known as the “Cathedral of Burgos” (unique name, right?). Construction on the cathedral began way back in the year 1221 and the marvelous building has been standing ever since then. As far as Spanish cathedrals go, this one is actually a bit on the famous [...]
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Great Catalan food in Barcelona on the cheap
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 18 August 2009
There are so many places to eat in Barcelona but finding a good place which serves Catalan and which serves food at a price which most people can also afford, is not always easy.My wife and I though got lucky on the weekend and we can highly recommend the interestingly named 'Madrid, Barcelona' restaurant, located on Arago 282 Barcelona. The location is east to get to. You can walk there within 15 minutes from the top of Las Ramblas and the Paseo de Gracia subway station is within 5 minutes walk.
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Get fit with Spanish bicycle renting programs
Blog: Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog - 4 August 2009
Here’s a pretty cool idea that the Spanish Government came up with to both cut back on car pollution and keep people healthy at the same time: bicycle renting. Basically, bike “docking stations” like the one pictured above are starting to crop up all over Spanish cities. The idea is that a user can go to [...]
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César Manrique and the volcanic island of Lanzarote
Blog: Heather on her travels - 2 August 2009
My guest post today from Nick Hall, of Lanzaroteguidebook.com will give you a unique perspective on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, through the influence of artist César Manrique who made it more than just your average package holiday destination. Lanzarote has long been saddled with a slightly downmarket reputation in the UK, ever since the 1970´s, when [...]
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Come on ride the train
Blog: Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog - 1 August 2009
I don’t know if this is exactly what Quad City DJs had in mind when they created the song “C’mon Ride the Train” back in the mid-1990s. It’s the Burgos “choo choo” tourist train and, for a small fee, it will take you to the most important monuments in the city of Burgos for your sightseeing [...]
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Burgos Fiestas #6: Partying in Spain is messy
Blog: Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog - 29 July 2009
My regular readers know that, over the last couple weeks, I have been writing a mini-series on the 2009 Burgos Festivals – the biggest party of the year in the city of Burgos. To finish up the mini-series, I thought it would be appropriate to write this post about the tons of garbage that were produced (and [...]
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Barcelona Local Transport thoughts....
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 27 July 2009
If you come here to Barcelona for a few days or week only, you might not have the time to work out the local Barcelona transport system so a few quick tips:
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The Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 27 July 2009
There are quite a few places around Europe and the US where you can see scattered work by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí. Dalí has a lot of casual fans out there who may be satisfied with seeing a few pieces here and there by chance at various museums. But few people have heard of the Dalí Theater-Museum [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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“Grease” lives on in Spain
Blog: Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog - 22 July 2009
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was in a dance club in Burgos and suddenly the DJ began to blast that famous song sung by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the film “Grease” — you know, the one whose lyrics say ”you’re the one that I want.” When I first heard the song come on, I couldn’t figure out why [...]
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Barcelona, Spain
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 20 July 2009
Tapas. Sangria. Siesta. Barcelona quickly put us at ease with its laid-back pace of life.
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Madrid: a city as nocturnal as I am
Blog: mock-heroic.net - 13 July 2009
Madrid 8th – 11th July, 2009
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Barcelona Zoo - join us at Parc de la Ciutadella
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 3 July 2009
Barcelona Zoo is in a great location (located in Parc de la Ciutadella and near to the old city center and near the beach. It is a beautiful zoo, where animals live in spacious pens.
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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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Top tips for a great holiday in Puerto Pollensa - Majorca
Blog: Heather on her travels - 20 June 2009
My guest post today takes you behind the package holiday image of the beautiful island of Majorca and the northern coastal town of Puerto Pollensa. Ross Fraser has visited the holiday town of Puerto Pollensa many times over the last 15 years and runs the popular holiday website puertopollensa.org.uk. Majorca (or Mallorca in Spanish) can often [...]
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Studebaker of Bedford Ave
Blog: Scouting NY - 15 June 2009
I was driving down Bedford Ave around the Crown Heights area in Brooklyn when I passed this great neo-Gothic building at Sterling Place…and noticed something that made me stop and get out to take pictures. Right at the top center of the curve is this emblem: Crazy, right? Apparently, this was once an auto showroom for Studebaker [...]
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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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We´re Spoiled, and One for RyMac
Blog: where the wild things are - 31 May 2009
Today we made lunch, (biggest meal of á typical Spanish day.. six courses ohman,) for Carlos´s parents and 3 of his friends.. and us of course. There were 9 people, so you can imagine Louie, Carlos, Victoria and I have been up since 9am cooking. It was alot of fun though. Sorry to keep it short but pictures are better, and I´m in a rush because Carlos and Louie are going to eat my dinner, lol.- Anyway, here are some photos of the country side, the mountains and Carlos´s house there. oh ps..
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day 4, Madrid
Blog: where the wild things are - 30 May 2009
Carlos took us to Retiro Park yesterday to check out the cool statues, but first we went for Tapas. Last night, his friends came over and we had dinner together. We´re so lucky that everyone speaks such fluent English! If you´re from del´s I´m sure you´ll recognize the primavera alio olio.. i was jonesen.. Also, (and forgive me for not having any photos,) two nights ago after the gym, we went to a bar called Casa Pepe which is where they serve Spanish beer in 1.60 €, 5oz glasses, and FREE chicken wings! As you can imagine, the place was packed. Sure..
