Destination: Spain

The hidden secrets of Albaicin

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lilia | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry

It happened during my second day in Granada, Andalusia. The day before, my eyes were amazed by the beauty of the Alhambra and of all its palaces and I was convinced that nothing in that city could surprise me anymore. How wrong was I! I woke up that morning, ... Read more >

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Photos: Me

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lost_abroad | Photo Gallery

“Voice” of Santa Susanna

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By paperairplane | Views [87] | Scholarship Entry

The sun is shining, the birds are singing as well as my soul is filling up with joy when I hit the road. Do you want some energy or rhythm? It’s a piece of cake! Then you should go to Spain with me. It was my first trip to Europe, one of the trips you ... Read more >

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Link of Limbs

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sonjastreicher | Views [165] | Scholarship Entry

I was ill-prepared for the questions that confronted me as the tower collapsed. I asked myself: Did I cause this? Am I an agent of chaos? In the shadows of the Sagrada Familia, I fortuitously tripped over a colourful human carpet, each person a fibre ... Read more >

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Cordoba Synagogue

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By rebeccapearson | Views [108] | Scholarship Entry

Spain is my Number One destination for fun. The sun, the sangria, the choice of sausage...I always return ten tonnes heavier and truly intending to take up Flamenco lessons. My recent trip to Seville, however, hit me on a deeper level. The architecture ... Read more >

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Bag Packing Through Memories

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By katytravels | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

“Katy, get your bags packed” would become the most irritating of my parents’ commands over the next eight years, as I always ceased to organise myself. One thing was for certain – my ebullience would be sure to keep the whole row on the plane awake for ... Read more >

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Twenty years ago on the way

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By space7 | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry

..... I could not resist anymore and I asked to him directly: “Piotr, where are you going exactly, and is the mystery of this house to be seen on the mirror? ” Piotr asked me: “Have you ever been in a house?…” He was speaking slowly while swallowing, ... Read more >

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An American Idol in London Bar... In Barcelona.

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By charlieprice | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry

In June 2014 my girlfriend took me on a surprise holiday to Barcelona as a gift for my 21st birthday and, besides the anxiety induced by me having to find a similarly extravagant gift for her 21st later that year, Barcelona made a lasting impression on ... Read more >

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Cruz de Ferro

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By wanderlustig | Views [109] | Scholarship Entry

In 2013, for the first time in my life I traveled all by myself to a tiny village in France close to the boarder to Spain, named Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. My goal for the following 4 weeks: to walk 800 kilometer to a city in the west of Spain called Santiago ... Read more >

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Barcelona in Summer

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By josh_hersh | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry

The tale of the gap year is certainly not one that I can claim to have written myself. For generations Australians have stepped from 747's with blinking eyes and well worn Duke of Edinburgh packs, seeking to replicate the experiences of a brother, an ... Read more >

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Painted Clouds.

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By beaucc | Views [132] | Scholarship Entry

The beach was just outside of Tarifa, but I could see these colourful kites flying around. I was sure it was the kite surfers I’d been told about back in Marbella. It was too far away to walk to, so I figured the only way to get to the beach was to sign ... Read more >

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Photos: Profile

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By carolinawandering | Photo Gallery

Me and Madrid

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By monoj28 | Views [93] | Scholarship Entry

There are those times in your life when you ask yourself "How did I end up here?" You mentally backtrack through the chapters of your life and settle on the moment when a choice was made that lead you to this place. My choice was travelling Europe with ... Read more >

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Back-Alley Bullet Holes

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By hrollheiser | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry

We were following our Contiki tour guide through winding back alleys in Barcelona, Spain. She was telling us where the best tapas bar was and that we should most definitely order a pitcher of sangria. I was at the back of the group, leisurely following ... Read more >

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Reveling in El Raval

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By amp8m | Views [160] | Scholarship Entry

Our legs carry us around the block for the third time, on a mission to find an underground theater with 1 Euro vegan food and beer. The sinking sun casts an eerie glow onto the buildings in Barcelona’s misunderstood El Raval neighborhood. Alone on the ... Read more >

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