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The Catalan Week

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Sonali Shah | 5 Comments

I had got off the bus and landed in Barcelona. Woohoo! The city meant freedom, style and love to me, and after watching Woody Allen’s Vicky Christina Barcelona, I jotted down ‘Spend a week in Barcelona’ in my bucket list. I had arrived in Barcelona, all excited and wide-eyed and made my way to the Kabul hostel, in the heart…

Tapas Cooking in Andalucia

Posted on March 12, 2013 by spaniola | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Rachel Everyone loves tapas, me included and I’ve prepared a few myself over the sixteen years of living in rural Spain. But my sampling of tapas has been far more extensive than my preparation of them! It was time to re-address that, so my other half, Nick, and I headed down to the lovely lakeside town of Iznajar for…

The Joy of Oranges

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Nicole Betts | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Nicole L Betts Sometimes you have a crappy couple of days, thankfully then, there is Madrid. What a city! So alive and brimming with activity, and much to my delight the sun beamed from a bright beryl sky soaking into the crisp wintry air. It was the fourth day since completing my pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago…

Body Buildings: From Top to Bottom, Castelling is One Extreme Sport

Posted on August 2, 2012 by moseyburns | 6 Comments

Featured writer: Shawn Hayward Bodies pressed together, feet search for a hold on the backs of those below, inching upward, layer after layer steadies itself to support the next. Barcelona’s oddest spectacle looks to be the original extreme sport, before snowboards and parachutes became the thrill seeker’s weapons of choice. Visitors to Spain’s second city can witness the feat of…

Hiking in the Spectacular Mont-Rebei Gorge

Posted on July 9, 2012 by soizpic | 8 Comments

Featured Writer: Soizic Brun As we were looking for some activity to do this weekend, we found a MTB route in Mont-Rebei’s gorge near Lerida, considered as the most difficult route in Catalonia. I asked some cyclist friends and they recommended me not to do it by bike, as if you fail you can fall from 100m high. We decided…

Carnaval in Cadiz, Spain

Posted on March 27, 2012 by emilyeneurope | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Emily I recently heard from multiple people that Cadiz, Spain is supposed to be not only beautiful, but an amazingly fun city to visit. It’s only about an hour and a half away from my home in Alcaidesa, Spain, and it is the oldest, continuously-inhabited city on the Iberian Peninsula. Since it’s so close to us, my boyfriend…

Cathedral of the Sea – A Visit to the Book

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Someday I'll Be There - Mina | 2 Comments

Featured Writer: Someday I’ll Be There While I was in Barcelona last summer, I was determined to visit Santa Maria del Mar (Saint Maria of the Sea). Many people visit Barcelona and don’t go there; it’s not that big of a cathedral and to be honest, if you don’t know its history, it’s not that impressive, and there are many…

Climbing with Razor Blades and Irises

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Lesley | 0 Comments

~Featured Writer: Anne~ The World Is My Cuttlefish I experience rock-climbing as a solitary activity. I’m on the ground by myself belaying the BB (unless I’m off the ground on my way up the rockface to meet him due to the disparity in our weights) or I’m mincing my way up the rock, trying to channel my inner gecko. Even in…