Catalonia Excelsior Valencia

Travel Blogs from Valencia

Fietsend door Salou & drinkend door Valencia

A travel blog entry by diedopstap

Ok, je hebt me te pakken. Ik zit eigenlijk niet meer in Valencia. Ik zit er een slordige 100 km onder, in Altea. Maar dat heeft een goede reden: ik wou deze post in Valencia schrijven, alleen toen ben ik na een nacht uitgaan zowel mijn portemonnee als mijn camera verloren, met alle voorspelbare gevolgen vandien. Wel heb ik interessante nieuwe woorden geleerd zoals la denuncia (de aangifte), sala de ...

Myra's dream, Bill's nightmare!

A travel blog entry by bdvano

... is set on the edge of a small plaza in the center of town. The plaza is about the size of a small school auditorium. As soon as someone has successfully climbed the pole to grab the ham, the tomato fight begins.

The streets leading to the plaza are blocked off except for one, to allow the dump trucks full of tomatoes to enter the plaza and dump tons of tomatoes on the plaza and the street leading out of the plaza. Years ago the crowds were not that ...

Nude Beaches

A travel blog entry by lyoon6

... and nudity in all forms was deeply frowned upon. Many of the people who grew up under these codes are part of Spain’s elder population now. Evident by the demographics of nudity of the beaches, it may be that after the dictatorship they rebelled against the repression of Franco and continue to "rebel" today. These elders are also among those present for the tourist ...

Conservatism

A travel blog entry by amnorris

... embracing this change because that is what they have ...

LAS FALLAS-BONFIRES, NOISE & CELEBRATIONS

A travel blog entry by kathandsheila

... and her friend Monika from 50kms away and with one bathroom/toilet facilities were stretched but everyone was patient and friendly.

We loved the Monikas, both from Poland, working and studying in Spain. We talked a lot and Sheila showed them the Australian Govt. website for immigration requirements as they were interested in going there, as opportunities in Europe ...