Destination: Spain

"...what's outside your door"

Sat, 18 Apr 2015 | By _thelittlewanderer_ | Views [163] | Scholarship Entry

Every year for 24 years I’ve been going to the town of Alcala de Henares in Spain to visit my grandparents and aunt. In those 24 years I never paid a visit to the bar downstairs which happens to have the same name as me. For some reason drinking in Spain ... Read more >

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A day in the city of happenings

Mon, 13 Apr 2015 | By kellyb | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

Madrid is strange city.Extraordinary,big,crazy and in the same time relaxed and easygoing. A sunny but chilly morning I was on the relaxed and easygoing mood.Headed out to have a "cafe con leche" in the nearby Plaza de Agustin Lara(locals mostly call ... Read more >

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Photos: Córdoba

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Córdoba

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Views [189]

Our train to Córdoba didn’t leave until 11 am, so we had time to pick up a kilo of coffee from our favorite shop in Malaga. After a an hour-long train ride, we exited the train station and we found Córdoba as warm as forecast –... Read more >

Photos: Ronda

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Ronda

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Views [258]

It was beautiful sunny day, so we decided to take a drive up to Ronda. We took the scenic route first, passing through or nearby a number of white villages. This time, we were diligent about counting the number of roundabouts along the coastal A7 highway ... Read more >

Photos: Barcelona – La Sagrada Familia

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Barcelona – La Sagrada Familia

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Views [235]

Fortified by our tapas, we set out for our main objective of this day, the Sagrada Familia ( http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng/?lang=0 ). It’s difficult to find the right words to convey the sense of awe that strikes as you walk out of the subway ... Read more >

Photos: Barcelona – La Rambla and Barcelona Cathedral

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Barcelona – La Rambla and Barcelona Cathedral

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Views [181]

The promised rain arrived, so our decision to take the cable car yesterday had been a good one. We had a quick breakfast before setting out for La Rambla ( http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/La-Rambla/_xMCfM9AMDl_lKCezjRpMoGJiIpYeTZYhe7lbJhRdnng ), a pedestrian ... Read more >

Photos: Barcelona – Cable Car to Montjuic

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Barcelona – Cable Car to Montjuic

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Views [268]

Since the sun was out after our Camp Nou tour and lunch, we decided to take advantage of the good weather and ride the cable car ( http://www.telefericdemontjuic.cat/en ) near Montjuic. After taking the subway down near the wharf, we rode on a funicular ... Read more >

Photos: Barcelona – Camp Nou

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery

Barcelona – Camp Nou

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Views [173]

Our first day in Barcelona; the goal (pun intended!): Camp Nou, home field of Barcelona Football Club. (It's the soccer kind of football, not the American kind where you hardly use your foot on the ball...). It was a short ride on the subway before emerging ... Read more >

Photos: Seville – Plaza de España

Sat, 14 Mar 2015 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery