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Santander: Altamira to Guggenheim, Santander, Spain travel blog

Santander: Altamira to Guggenheim

A travel blog entry by technotrekker

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... and privileged chunk of Europe. To be honest I did have some pre-conceptions of what I'd find travelling around mainland Spain - disorganisation, decay and grot in particular - but this has not really been the case. The Spaniards seem to have a ...

Wacky architecture, sangria, tapas & thieves, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Wacky architecture, sangria, tapas & thieves

A travel blog entry by vine_hooligans

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... little story is so ironic after my entry on crime in South Africa as even a stable first world European country like Spain is not immune to crime. And it seems this is not a small problem as the queues at the police station proved. This is such a common ...

Seville, Seville, Spain travel blog

Seville

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin

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... of the shops. After enough window shopping to almost make us cry, we headed back to our watering hole for dinner and a pint. Seville has been incredible, and just when we thought Spain couldn't get any better!  Keep the streak alive Barcelona! ...

Santiago de Compostela., Santiago de Compostela, Spain travel blog

Santiago de Compostela.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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Santiago de ...

Finisterre., Finisterre, Spain travel blog

Finisterre.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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Finisterre ...

Barcelona: Gaudilicious, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Barcelona: Gaudilicious

A travel blog entry by technotrekker

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... early creativity. Then there are sites by his contemporary Modernists like Domenech Montaner (the first Modernist architect), Cadalfalch, Sagnier and Bassegoda (amongt others) - some of which from pictures I've seen look stunning indeed. So, in all an ...

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Barcelona

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin

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... group of tourists was carrying shopping bags, it is safe to say this is largely a shopping vacation destination.  The next day, and our last day in Spain (for now) we headed to Montserrat by train and cable car. This is the site of a centuries old ...

Ibiza, Ibiza, Ibiza..., Playa d'en Bossa, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Ibiza, Ibiza, Ibiza...

A travel blog entry by madman96

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... what to expect but not really knowing what we were getting ourselves into.  We spend the next few days lazing around the pool and walking Playa D'en Bossa during the day, and exploring the wild nightlife that Ibiza town has to offer.  We hit up ...

Madrid and Toledo, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Madrid and Toledo

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin

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... collection (when it was privately owned anyway) is that it was rivalled only by the collection of Queen Elizabeth II.  Spain acquired it for $350 million US outbidding Walt Disney World and others.  With an extreme case of museum legs setting ...

Back to Madrid....., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Back to Madrid.....

A travel blog entry by everywhere

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... like taking off a 15 lb backpack......After my official Camino - I went around town, did a walking tour, watched tourists, protesters and locals, went to the market and took lots of pictures of beautiful buildings.  I love buildings.  I ...

San  Sebastian to Salamanca, San Sebastian, Spain travel blog

San Sebastian to Salamanca

A travel blog entry by cullism

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... to Sydney the Inquisition would have been re-introduced. I thought at the time that it might be wise to get out of Catholic Spain and into pagan France with alacrity. DAY 18 WED After a continental breakfast in the hotel we set off on a self-guided ...

La Sagrada Famiiia, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

La Sagrada Famiiia

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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Determined to see La Sagrada Familia, we spent the bulk of the day at the still unfinished church designed and built according to Gaudi's planes. Meanwhile, we are in disbelief that with the massive amount of tourists paying $20 bucks a head to enter, ...

La Vega., La Vega, Colombia travel blog

La Vega.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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Continuing our roadtrip from San Gil to Pereira via Zipaquirá and La ...

Relaxing in Spain, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Relaxing in Spain

A travel blog entry by eatdessertfirst

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... landed in Spain the helpful Iberia people gave us a choice of flights to Rio in the coming days so we choose to stay in Spain for three nights and took a flight on the 12th of September. We're not sure why we had such a hassle trying to get on one as we ...

New Things We've Learnt, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

New Things We've Learnt

A travel blog entry by eatdessertfirst

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... London Tube there is always someone picking their nose. Having a crap on a moving train, while using a squat toilet, with crap and urine everywhere is very hard. (according to Rick) One hot day and most English people get burnt to a crisp. ...

Astorga to Rabanal del Camino - 22.1km, Rabanal del Camino, Spain travel blog

Astorga to Rabanal del Camino - 22.1km

A travel blog entry by antandrel

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... . The Albergue was great, clean, with good showers and most importantly everyone had a blanket! Although my muscles are tired and sore, I feel surprisingly good. Tomorrow we head up and over a mountain, in what will be our longest day of walking ...

The Moroccan Frontier, Ceuta, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

The Moroccan Frontier

A travel blog entry by jackdrury

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It was a mad rush from Malaga along southern Spain's Costa de Sol. Ellen and I wanted to make the last boat of the day from Algeciras, Spain to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on Morocco's Mediterranean coast. A football field-sized hydrofoil jetted us across ...

Feria de Abril - or Sevilla's county fair, Sevilla, Spain travel blog

Feria de Abril - or Sevilla's county fair

A travel blog entry by gr8escape

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... hat - because that's what it looks like. It's called moose for short. Anyway, back to Sevilla. I enjoyed just walking around and looking at everything going on. Chad had a slight fair nervous breakdown when we realized we couldn't get into any of the ...

Barcelona., Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Barcelona.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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Barcelona. ...

Spain Day 16 - Fuente De and Comillas, Potes, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Spain Day 16 - Fuente De and Comillas

A travel blog entry by styrsky

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Our destination today is Fuente De, a popular stop in the heart of Spain's most celebrated national park Picos de Europa. It will be our second adventure in to Asturias (another of Spain's regions) the first being our trek to Oviedo. An early start ...

Madrid, Toledo, and Western Spain., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Madrid, Toledo, and Western Spain.

A travel blog entry by tbassplayer

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... Toledo is the Sword factory located just outside the city. Swords are on display in almost every tourist shop and supply store. I visited this city when I came to Spain with my high school Spanish club, so I already had a sword from toledo. I don't know ...

Valencia, the wrong city to be without sunglasses, Valencia, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Valencia, the wrong city to be without sunglasses

A travel blog entry by vine_hooligans

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... Another major highlight in Valencia is its futuristic looking 'Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias' which basically is a very mode and spaceship looking performing arts centre, a science and technology museum, an eye shaped Imax cinema complex and a state ...

Diary Finished - Clint's Thoughts so far..., Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Diary Finished - Clint's Thoughts so far...

A travel blog entry by clintonb

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This entry is not detailing any particular place in Europe, however these words depict my thoughts and feelings. ********* I have filled up all the pages in my current diary and about two thirds of the way through this travelling experience, and have ...

Spain Day 19 - Local Comida, Pie de concha, Spain travel blog

Spain Day 19 - Local Comida

A travel blog entry by styrsky

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... it totally alters the taste in to something new! The three types of meats were Chorizzo (all of the Chorizzo we've tried in Spain is totally different than Mexico's Chorizzo. Also, we've yet to try the spicy version ... always just a very tasty, acidic ...

Porto to Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Porto to Barcelona

A travel blog entry by guykb

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... we picked up our luggage, rang the Tryp Airport Hotel and caught the shuttle bus, ordered room service and crashed. I've just checked in online and thought I may as well take advantage of the Internet connection and post a quick blog for today's ...

Good Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain travel blog

Good Gaudi

A travel blog entry by jackdrury

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... last year's consecration, which was performed by Pope Benedict XVI, there were 6,500 members of the flock on hand, which included Spain's King and Queen, 100 bishops and 300 priests.    There are, I believe, ten Gaudi works in the magnificent ...

Granada, Granada, Spain travel blog

Granada

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin

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... way back down the hill to town, we came across a festival of sorts.  That day (October 12) happens to be Spain's National Day.  This festival was filled with locals drinking, eating tapas and celebrating all things Spanish.  In the heart ...

Celebrating 40., Alcossebre, Spain travel blog

Celebrating 40.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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Celebrating ...

Bananas at La Manga., La Manga and Cabo de Palos (Cartagena), Spain travel blog

Bananas at La Manga.

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... time the event took place. I spent a couple of days with work colleagues at the La Manga resort in the Murcia province of Spain. If you haven't heard of the place, it is kind of famous with British football stars on training camps and pre-season build ...

Birthday party..., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Birthday party...

A travel blog entry by stevefn

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... 25 people inside and ate, drank and partied until dawn and beyond. On the menu; Colombian empanadas, Swedish meatballs with lingonberry and/or hot salsa, smoked salmon, solomillo, goat cheese, beer, wine and booze all mixed with hot Merengue rhythms. The ...

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