Destination: Spain

Love shiver

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By goriiana | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

I was hungry and I stank. The sun was gleaming, the streets were steaming, the heat was radiating out of my body. It was in the middle of July, somewhere in Barcelona. There were red bikes everywhere, rolling in the turbulently structured bloodstream ... Read more >

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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By famgutter | Views [140]

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Chasing Trains

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By megha | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry

A warm morning in Seville. The alarm rings and our travel wearied bodies rouse themselves. We dress with unhurried ease and only a flippant glance at the clock reveals that our train to Cordoba leaves in less than 30 minutes. After a flurry of clothes ... Read more >

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Barcelona is the new black

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By cyclops | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry

There are certain things you expect when visiting one of the top ten destinations in Europe and a pitch dark experience in the middle of nowhere is certainly not one of them. The moment I set my foot on the train platform at the Natural Park of Collserola, ... Read more >

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Biggest crime in history: To be blind in Granada

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By memojournal | Views [170] | Scholarship Entry

Well, this is actually the story about the trip that changed my life. It was 2011 and I was waiting like a little kid to go back to Spain and see my mother again. She invited me over to work for her at her new bar. Of course I said yes. I thought of ... Read more >

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Spaniard Greatness

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By travelwriteandupload | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry

I will never forget the day that changed my whole life. It was one hell of a day, when I knew the news of me getting a scholarship to study in Spain; the cold of the news wet my thirsty spirit. I got an email, did not open it, got a call telling me to ... Read more >

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Photos: Cuenca, Spain 2012

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By thewanderingcanadian | Photo Gallery

Tags: catholicism, cuenca, easter, procession of the pardon, spain

The Procession of the Pardon

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By thewanderingcanadian | Views [442] | Scholarship Entry

After a lengthy and picturesque drive from Madrid, we arrived to the cliffside village of Cuenca on a clear sunny day. Central Spain is beautiful in spring - albeit hard to navigate if you don’t speak or read Spanish or visit during the Easter holidays.... Read more >

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In Her Shoes

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By sharinglives | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry

I reluctantly dial the number of a local newspaper at a payphone in Pontevedra. Images of how she would grab the phone handset with a stiff posture making up her mind about the phone call permeate my vision of her. I can barely put together a couple ... Read more >

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The battle for tomatoes Eden

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By jejapetrici | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry

In the purpose of adrenalin pleasure and unique experience we set off for the Spain. La Tomatina happened to be the most unique but never to be beck again festival. Assumption was made, and we were ready to embrace this paradox. The festival is held ... Read more >

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Place and Time

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By jcoursey08 | Views [160] | Scholarship Entry

My family waited patiently on the sidelines of the parched soccer field in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as I thanked the four directions and left the dance covered in a film of fine red dust. They hadn’t been invited to join the rehearsal – children, we were ... Read more >

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Joining the Motley Crew

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By stephrid | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry

Are you crazy? Are you sure? What will you do when…? All valid questions from flabbergasted friends and family. My travel plans were slowly unraveling from the tight wound up box I had folded them so neatly in at the beginning of the year; now I was traveling ... Read more >

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"donde es Plaça Catalunya?"

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By jessiecoleman | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

It was on day six in Magaluf selling jagerbombs to drunk Englishmen when I bought a one way flight to Barcelona for €40. I was bricking it, eighteen years old with about £200 left and no hostel booked. “Excuse me, donde es Plaça Catalunya?” Map in hand, ... Read more >

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Lost in Spain

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By solonaut | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry

I haul my pack to the window of the Cordoba train station and ask for a ticket to Ronda. At last, I am almost at the Feria de Pedro Romero. "Todo completo. All the trains are full." My heart sinks. "When is the next available train?" "Manana." Tomorrow?! ... Read more >

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Barcelona with my best friend

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By daniellastravels | Views [1485]

Wow, I can honestly say Barcelona is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited. My best friend from university and I, took a 4 day girlie trip to Spain, after finishing our second year, all we wanted to do , was relax see some sights, shop ... Read more >

Tags: architecture, barcelona, beaches, besties, city, famous, friends, nightout, sights, sunset