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Thu, 4 Sep 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [1904]
The crowd was getting restless. 20’000 people began surging back and forth, struggling to give themselves space to breathe in the record breaking heat wave that had struck Buñol. Unable to move freely, the atmosphere grew more intense as ... Read more >
Tags: europe, festival, la tomatina, spain
Fri, 29 Aug 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [287]
I'd organised a blablacar from granada to seville that morning so I bid farewell to the girls and headed to my ride..I was meeting him at his house, which just so happened to be in the albaycin so it was unbelievably hard to climb up there with my bags! ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1251] | Comments [1]
I was wrong. So very, very wrong. And as usual, I had to learn it the hard way. I never thought travel could wear me out. I thought I was invincible, constantly dreaming of the next place to go, the next thing to do, how I would love to be on the road ... Read more >
Tags: break, exhaustion, learning, rest, travel
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1155]
It’s not every day you marry your cousin. It’s also not every day that your wedding day turns out to be a complete disaster. But such was the fate of Queen Isabella II of Spain. Oh the things you learn on walking tours.
Crowned ... Read more >
Tags: arts, madrid, opera, spain, teatro real, theatre, wedding
Wed, 27 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [2215] | Comments [1]
I sense envy. Everywhere. Everyone. I cut through the thick atmosphere of jealousy in an immense burst of speed. Mortal minions are forced to leap from my path as I forge my own frantic course through the streets of Madrid. I pull up alongside an expensive ... Read more >
Tags: madrid, segway, spain
Wed, 27 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [1738] | Comments [1]
Two hours after arriving in Madrid I had asked for directions to the bus station and metro, found my hostel, checked in, and had a conversation with two of the staff members there. I had found out where the best places to eat were and been given a list ... Read more >
Tags: europe, languages, madrid, spain
Sun, 24 Aug 2014 | By catharsismoment | Views [237] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I'm a professional filmmaker with nine years of experience in films and tv. I'm also a big lover of travel and if I can do both things together, travel and filming... much better! I just arrived from Australia, where I've been living during the last ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
Sun, 24 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1176]
It started out as a rainy miserable day. I had to catch an early train from Barcelona to Bilbao and thankfully it was only a ten-minute walk, as it was just starting to drizzle. With the clouds hanging like an impending doom over the train, I had trouble ... Read more >
Tags: aste nagusia, basque, bilbao, festival, rain, spain, train travel, travel
Sat, 23 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1255]
Considering the fact that I spent close to an hour panting behind her like a woman in labor, I’m surprised she acknowledged my existence, let alone wanted to talk with me.
We had spent the past hour headed up to Montserrat Monastery on a lovely ... Read more >
Tags: barcelona, friends, la rambla, monastery, montserrat, spain
Fri, 22 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1317] | Comments [1]
You know you are lost when you can’t find your destination on a map. You know you’re REALLY lost when you can’t find your current location on a map.
The directions from the airport to the hostel were simple. Catch the train, ... Read more >
Tags: communication, gaudi, help, hope, lost, wander
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [227]
So I woke up from snoozing in the car to discover we were lost way out in the middle of nowhere! There wasn't a car for miles and buildings were scarce..but we got back on track after a long drive on a very windy road and hey, how many tourists would've ... Read more >
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [285]
Valencia
So I arrived 3.5 hours later to the beautiful old city of Valencia..once again I relied on macdonalds wifi to find my hostel :P walked the well lit and busy streets ('twas about 11.30pm) to my hostel, super impressed by the architecture..... Read more >
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [309]
So, I arrived in barcelona about 9 hours later at almost 10pm with no idea of the city and no idea where to stay..I'd been given the name of one hostel which I could have caught a cab to if necessary but luckily there was a macdonalds..so I used the ... Read more >
Wed, 20 Aug 2014 | By mariadwane | Views [390]
So, I have never travelled alone before this well be my first adventure and I didn't realise the prep involved. I will be off to the Philippines, starting my travels in Manila, visiting a friend on .................island then making my way around to ... Read more >
Tags: philippines
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