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Travel Blogs from Spain and Canary Islands
Birthday party...
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Lake Mundaka
This is a top pick! ... took solace in a couple of cold beers at a bar overlooking the small harbour in town. The main town square is quite small and from there numerous narrow alleys spread in all directions. The roads are a maze with one way streets, two way streets and ...
Back to the Beach But This Time in Spain
This is a top pick! We were real excited to get on a plane and head to Spain where we would be sitting on the beach soaking up some sun! We had a bit of time in the morning before we had to go to the airport so we headed back to the tower to take a few more pictures ...
Diverted to Madrid
This is a top pick! ... as i was keen on checking out what Portugal had to offer! Time to grab my rucksack out of storage and head over to Lisboa (Lisbon). Spain has been fantastic!!! The country side is also so brilliant and intruiging! The entire time my eye's were ...
Gaudí's Barcelona
This is a top pick! ... . They were fabulous. There were even town walls and the remnants of a small coliseum. We walked around them for a couple of hours then had to get to the airport ourselves. End of 5 days of glorious sunshine in Spain. It was great to see you ...
Brownhills Folk
This is a top pick! ... ' and 'Colin', old friends of the family from way back. They're a good craic, and spend six months of the year here in Spain and the rest of the time mixing it up between Wales and the West Midlands, our old stomping ground. We're staying in a ...
The Gibraltar of Valencia.
This is a top pick! With a couple of days off work Johana and I headed for a few days to Alcossebre to relax. Nothing much happened, ...just as we wanted it. There was just enough time for a little excursion to pretty Peñíscola (about a 15 minutes drive further north from ...
Panoramic
This is a top pick! ... and has been the stomping ground for generations, including the Romans. It boasts more places of worship than anywhere else in Spain and has a wonderful, 'close-knit-ness' that gives it a timeless and enchanting personality. We strolled up one of ...
Living la vida loca-ish
This is a top pick! ... but it is more expensive and touristy than we recall and we are skinflints these days. Instead go to a lovely cheap restau with them both. Head back to the UK browner than we arrived and feel like we have had a holiday - like we needed ...
Free rounds at the Arco Iris.
This is a top pick! ... days, while sampling just some of what Andalusia has on offer. Free rounds at Arco Iris, the hottest spot downtown Jubrique (Caroline and Gunnar got a two year lease on the bar). Gunnar spend his time flipping burgers in the kitchen (low on air-con) ...
"Where's Simon...?"
This is a top pick! ... English. We also walked into Erik Morillo, which made Steve's Day! Anyway here are a few other highlights... · Watched the Sunset and fire dancers outside Café Del Mar and Café Mambo. Got freaked out when a man came out of the darkness, ...
Feliz Navidad
This is a top pick! ... the other seaside towns that run along the south coast. The view from up top is awesome, like nothing I've seen in Spain to date. Mijas itself has a very warm close-knit community feel that immediately sparked a significant interest with the Woz ...
Quick visit to the Burgos Cathedral
This is a top pick! ... is summed up in its superb architecture and its unique collection of works of art, including paintings, choir stalls, reredos, tombs and stained-glass windows. The cathedral was declared "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO on October 31 of 1984. Worth a ...
Drinks and Cards at the Hostel
This is a top pick! ... i said before, was noisey but actually a really nice bloke haha! There was another canadian bloke which moved to spain with his girlfriend and broke up 7 days later after buying an appartment. James, poor bloke - he was so kind. This ...
Calatayud and Montserrat
This is a top pick! ... . Later that day she changed her mind and allowed the signora to cut her hair in the style of the Ronnettes. We were due to leave Montserrat and Spain the next day and, for the first time since we left our gite in the Dordogne, I was sorry to be moving ...
Glad to be OUT of Britain
This is a top pick! ... for a few drinks... not too many given that I have to check out of my hostel at 11am tomorrow. I was a tourist today and did the Royal Palace, a fantastic church that really captivated me and a glorious park. More info and photos to follow when I ...
New Year in Alcossebre.
This is a top pick! ... weather dude?"), we strolled around in t-shirts, drank beer under a warm sun, slept more than our share, relaxed, played poker and almost went for a swim in the Mediterranean Sea. Except for that we did pretty much nothing. New Years Eve came and ...
No fiesta
This is a top pick! ... all thrown about the place visciously by throngs of screaming kids. We were keen to see this, so got ourselves prepared and took a drive over. Fiesta? No. Nothing. Not a sausage. We were misinformed. The mass gathering and festivities took ...
San Martin del Camino to Astorga - 23.5km
This is a top pick! ... about 20 other pilgrims at the Albergue. We had someone translate to the hospitalier (owner of the Albergue)that we were vegetarians, and after asking 3 times whether we ate fish... I think he got the gist that it was vegetables only. So for our dinner ...
All inspiring Gaudi!
This is a top pick! ... just gone through the same thing. The underground was supprisingly very good, which for some reason i wasn't expecting in spain. All carrages had blasting air conditioning, which i was very thankful for in spains hot environment. A few ...
Strolling around Juderia
This is a top pick! ... house of worship, as it is basically all the same story anyways. The inside of the Mezquita is very interesting and is a real photography playground. Beautiful light, and very nice patterns. After visiting the Mezquita we walked down the small ...
An Exquisite City
This is a top pick! ... little hard to understand. Last night, I hit the nightlife which was relatively quiet which isn’t surprising given its winter and Christmas. I did, however, meet Stefano – a local DJ who’s moved here from Southern Italy (island off ...
Don Quixote Country
This is a top pick! ... the hill to old Toledo. The tour books are right - it's more just walking around and enjoying the city - from lamp posts to cats in windows. We spent a few sunny hours just wandering around (and the cathedral was closed for lunch) and headed for ...
Sara worst campground and the Mezquita
This is a top pick! ... to find the campground, it's simply not worth it. This is not a hypothetical story. This happened in Cordoba. Chad thought it sounded quiet and quaint. It was both. But sucked. Luckily, the Mesquita was lovely and we had a great morning enjoying ...
Last Stop in Europe
This is a top pick! ... country but mountainous and green on the western coast. A beautiful country, I will prioritise my returns to Europe to Spain, Italy and Germany. Eastern Europe is also raved about amongst backpackers, and Croatia is a must. I´m staying at Cats ...