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A whole lotta donkey talk., Jubrique, Spain travel blog

A whole lotta donkey talk.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... in the mountains of Andalucia, where they are building a new home for themselves. Caroline and Gunnar's project and new life in Spain The white village of Jubrique itself, and the mountains surrounding it is quite gorgeous. And the peaceful property ...

Being a tourist in your own city (the heat is on)., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Being a tourist in your own city (the heat is on).

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... " I thought. I decided I quite liked it. Since then I have been to a few more botanical gardens around the world, and although they typically don't rock my socks off, I actually quite enjoy strolling around in there while smelling all the roses now. I am ...

Spain Day 18 - Showing Burts around!, Pie de concha, Spain travel blog

Spain Day 18 - Showing Burts around!

A travel blog entry by styrsky

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... experience. Our server turns out to be by far the kindest and most helpful waitperson we've been served by since our arrival in Spain. He speaks with a smile, answers all of our questions with patience, gives great ideas and input on the menu, and is just ...

Lanzarote - Playa Blanca, Playa Blanca, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Lanzarote - Playa Blanca

A travel blog entry by gonetilwhenever

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... and it all ran smoothly. Our villa was a two-bedroom place with a private pool, satellite TV, DVD player, dishwasher, washing machine and a great modern / spanish decor (PICS). The only reason we left the villa was to go to the local town and stock up ...

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN YOU VISIT SPAIN, Madrid, Spain travel blog

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN YOU VISIT SPAIN

A travel blog entry by modernoddyseus

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... : visit pal Gerardo before leaving the city; camp in "Las Marismas", a marshy river delta area in southern Spain home to many birds; buy a cheap boat and sail to Morocco (or, probably, take the ferry); go to wildly unfamiliar Algeria for three months; ...

Circus Circus., Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Circus Circus.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... ticked off one of my other European must see cities. From Thursday to Sunday I spent a long weekend in Barcelona with Erik and Fredrik, two childhood friends from Norway. Barcelona, a city I still had not visited, but always wanted to see. Exactly why I ...

Span Day 14 - Even MORE relaxing ... AGAIN!, Barcena de pie de concha, Spain travel blog

Span Day 14 - Even MORE relaxing ... AGAIN!

A travel blog entry by styrsky

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... we chat away. Half way through, she asks me if I'd like to see her make some Arroz con Leche. I agree thats a great idea ... and thirty minutes later, I walk out with a homemade Spanish Tortilla AND Arroz con Leche. YEAH! Thank you Mariangeles. I was in ...

Layover, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Layover

A travel blog entry by kimandmartin

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... was an interesting experience. It was good we had a three-hour layover! Most of the time was spent changing terminals and going through security - basically being shunted all over the place! The government here is very concerned about another terrorist ...

To the Mediterranean Sea, Nerja, Spain travel blog

To the Mediterranean Sea

A travel blog entry by flyin_bayman

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... just to be early!   At least we had express check-in service through security!   We boarded the plane and said good-bye to Spain.  Even with a bit more excitement than planned, it did not dampen the joy of our beautiful trip to ...

About time to visit Toledo., Toledo, Spain travel blog

About time to visit Toledo.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... mother had visited a few times before, but it was my first time. We spent the whole day strolling around the beautiful and touristy city, that's typically included on every Madrid visitors (who stays longer than a weekend) list of "must go there" places. ...

on the road again..., Granada, Spain travel blog

on the road again...

A travel blog entry by rachel_jodie

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... lot... all of this was laced with tastes of delightful gelato and many laughs. the three of us reunited in valencia, spain on friday. jodie and allison made their way down the coast from spending a few days in barcelona, and we were all happy to ...

A couple of months late for the Cherry Blossom., Cabezuela del Valle, Spain travel blog

A couple of months late for the Cherry Blossom.

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Taking the long and winding route ...

Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera., Cádiz, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera.

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Cádiz and Jerez de la ...

Hello Madrid, goodbye Nick, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Hello Madrid, goodbye Nick

A travel blog entry by aussierach

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I was very sad to see Nick go, but he had to head back to Australia, and I headed to Madrid. Madrid was lovely though, with temperatures in the mid 30´s. I visited the Prado museum, which had a good Picasso exhibition. The Buen Retiro Park was also ...

My first visitors and how about a taxi right now!, Madrid, Spain travel blog

My first visitors and how about a taxi right now!

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... their own. You can read more and see pictures from this adventurous project here: Caroline and Gunnar's project and new life in Spain And how was the weekend here in Madrid spent you say? Well, we didn't get to see much of the city's touristy sites. ...

I can see the headlines. Furious Dane goes..., Madrid, Spain travel blog

I can see the headlines. Furious Dane goes...

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... gives me flashbacks from Popayán in Colombia. I am in some apartment somewhere in Madrid drinking Aguardiente with a bunch of locals and Colombians. The Dane however is nowhere to be seen... "What happened to the Dane back at the club", someone ...

Spain Day 4 - Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Spain Day 4 - Oviedo

A travel blog entry by styrsky

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... to serve us up some food since all we want is the arroz con leche. ... YUMMMY! They say that Cantabria is the dairy of Spain, and this dish is evidence that they know what to do with milk products (although oddly enough, you cannot buy MILK anywhere here! ...

Playa Barrosa., Playa Barrosa, Spain travel blog

Playa Barrosa.

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Playa ...

Mallorca May Be My New Favorite Spanish City, Palma, Spain travel blog

Mallorca May Be My New Favorite Spanish City

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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... . Here was one of those ideal moments reminding me why I am taking this trip. Present was Pablo, Sergio, Neus and myself having a philosophical conversation, when two other Couchsurfers arrived to retrieve their bags. These two brunette 19 year-old girls ...

The Nightmare of Ryan Air, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

The Nightmare of Ryan Air

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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Excited to depart Morocco and return to Spain, we learned a lesson in "low cost" airlines. Stay away from them at all costs. Worse than Easy Jet, Ryan Air is notorious for squeezing a dollar out of you for each and every thing. Starting with 40Euros if ...

Alcossebre for Easter., Alcossebre, Spain travel blog

Alcossebre for Easter.

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Alcossebre for ...

No Biking, No Sun, But Lots of Playing House, Palma, Spain travel blog

No Biking, No Sun, But Lots of Playing House

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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... a pleasure to cook my meals, prepare a real salad and hot soup, and not have to eat another bocadillo. I quickly learned that food in Spain on a budget gets old. The one other day that I awoke to sunshine, I set out on a field trip to the small island of ...

De Madrid al Cielo, Madrid, Spain travel blog

De Madrid al Cielo

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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... week is the Festival of San Isidro which is the Saint of Madrid. It kicked off today with a walking procession down c/Alcala, and the festivities will escalate, with a full blown celebration on Sunday. It was time to charge all batteries, including my ...

Much Beyond the Sea Monsters, Almería, Spain travel blog

Much Beyond the Sea Monsters

A travel blog entry by sutiramisu

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... of changes from beach to snow to olive groves but always drenched with sun.  We passed forests of solar panels and wind turbines and learned that Spain is the world's leader in wind energy.  With nary a metre of land to waste it is also the ...

Dublin flight to Spain, Bilbao, Spain travel blog

Dublin flight to Spain

A travel blog entry by styrsky

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... were pretty straight forward. Wake up at 9am to pack our bags and hit the street at 10am, catch a bus to the airport, and be en route to Spain at 12:30pm. Now that I'd met Chris Crowley, we simply needed to wake up one hour earlier to add a quick stop by ...

A day trip to Segovia., Segovia, Spain travel blog

A day trip to Segovia.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... a view of the Alcázar from the impressive angle you typically see on all touristy postcards. There was just enough time for a short late lunch break tasting Cochinillo (Roasted Piglet) and some smooth Tinto, before starting on the return leg to ...

Hola, Oliva, Oliva, Spain travel blog

Hola, Oliva

A travel blog entry by emanddave

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Across to Spain for about a week to spend New Year with Jane and Dave's Parents. Had been dreading the cold weather since Jane announced that Spain in the Winter isn't all its cracked up to be and that her appartment without central heating actually ...

Photos from a stamp collector (Part 2)., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Photos from a stamp collector (Part 2).

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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The numbering system I use for my photos on Travelpod kind of only works up to 99 pictures, so I decided to create "Photos from a stamp collector (Part 2)". ...

Photos from a stamp collector (Part 3)., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Photos from a stamp collector (Part 3).

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Hmm, looks like we need "Photos from a stamp collector (Part 3)" as well. ...

Valley of the Fallen., Valle de los Caídos, Spain travel blog

Valley of the Fallen.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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If you want to read about this place I suggest you just check out this link All I have to say is that I can recommend Johana's homemade Paella before heading ...

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