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- Madrid
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Travel Blogs from Spain and Canary Islands
Barcelona, Such a beautiful City
This is a top pick! ... So we went onwards back into the subway. We surfaced near to 'La Rambla' area. This is the buzzing center of Barcelona, and apparently pick-pocket central in the evening. The street was filled with touristic eateries and souvenir shops so we headed out ...
Love Madrid
This is a top pick! ... spread out it didn't feel closed in and very orderly and organised after South America. On our way out of Spain we did stop in Barcelona for a day and stayed overnight. I didn't like it as much as Madrid, but fully appreciated the fact that we were ...
A whole lotta donkey talk.
This is a top pick! ... 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).
This is a top pick! ... " 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 ...
The Magical Meseta Mystery Tour
This is a top pick! ... and vivacity of the pilgrims these days. A lot of things have taken a toll - pain, physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion and the loss of novelty have all dulled the atmosphere slightly, although we are still definitely enjoying it ...
In Galicia We Trust
This is a top pick! ... dropping forlornly around us. Sooo 19th century French painting. Cold clear mornings make for some pretty impressive scenery though. And lots of ironic ¨brrrr¨ noises, for lack of any other conversations left that we haven´t explored after 4 weeks. ...
Lanzarote - Playa Blanca
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Spain Day 18 - Showing Burts around!
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN YOU VISIT SPAIN
This is a top pick! ... : 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.
This is a top pick! ... 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!
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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.
This is a top pick! ... 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...
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Fields of Gold
This is a top pick! ... gi-normous Cathedral that seems to blend every conceivable architectural style into one enormous conglomeration of saints, babies, gargoyles and spikes. Imposing. Anyway, just a few of the highlights of the last few days: Santo Domingo de Calzada - ...
A couple of months late for the Cherry Blossom.
This is a top pick! Taking the long and winding route ...
Hello Madrid, goodbye Nick
This is a top pick! 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!
This is a top pick! ... 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...
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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! ...
Much Beyond the Sea Monsters
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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.
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
El Camino de Santiago : The Final Chapter
This is a top pick! ... how I would really love to see it, and that despite having encountered basically no "sports bars" in the small towns in northern Spain, and exactly zero English Premier Leagues games, that I would just need to stop off for lunch at a pub that had the ...
Hola, Oliva
This is a top pick! 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).
This is a top pick! 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)". ...