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Wed, 8 May 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1071]
Madrid is a young city by European standards and is a pleasure to visit on foot. From the tree shaded Prado and Gran Via to the pedestrian only Calle de Arenal and all the narrow lanes, everything is marked with illustrated tile signs and pictures ... Read more >
Tue, 7 May 2013 | By anuon2r | Views [611]
And so travelimg begins once again. I missed this for so long, but I must say that leaving home has gotten harder. And that is albeit the fact that I have been longing to "just get away from here, see places and be with myself" for a while now. It's bittersweet, ... Read more >
Tags: city, malaga, tourist
Mon, 6 May 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [399]
The port of Barcelona was hopping this morning. While we were eating breakfast four other cruise ships were queued up to enter the harbor. Most of the people getting off boarded buses to whisk them off to the airport . . . and home. ... Read more >
Sun, 5 May 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 5 May 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [714]
Maybe it was the Fiesta de Santa Cruz that brought out the beauties. Or maybe it was just a normal Sunday. In any event these fair Spanish ladies were the highlight of our few hours in Alicante. When they vanished into one of the hidden ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By chamchi_love | Views [243] | Scholarship Entry
5:00 a.m. I’m the only person roaming the streets. Something tickles the back of my neck. I pray that it’s my hair—unkempt and greasy after a 22-hour-walk. A pillar of fire dazzles me from the left. The flares lace the night sky with a purplish glow.... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By smokeandglory | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry
A confession: I find the concept of traditional food difficult to be purist about. Traditional food is generally the food that most people in a culture have had access to, cooked with whatever flavourings they had to hand. If the foods we eat have changed ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By stejomi | Views [663] | Scholarship Entry
Los Arcos is a small village of Roman origins in the Spanish province of Navarra, close to the border of Rioja and the town of Logrono. Perhaps you’ve arrived here via the pilgrim route while traveling the Camino de Santiago, or maybe your bus from Pamplona ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By wanderingkiwi | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry
In Catalonia September 11th has a different meaning to that which most of the Western world connect it with. It is the day which the Catalan people lost a battle back in 1714. And yet, on this day in 2012 the streets of Barcelona are pounding with ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By running_out_of_clean_socks | Views [179] | Scholarship Entry
While climbing up the road to Yarrabah Aboriginal Reserve I began to realise I was going somewhere neglected. After driving on kilometres of flawless paved roads in the middle of nowhere that seemed to be enjoyed by far more kangaroos than vehicles, this ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By jeevanm | Views [148] | Scholarship Entry
Semana Santa, the week leading up to easter, during which the christian brotherhoods of Seville show their devotion to god by parading through the streets, dressed in robes and conical hoods, carrying elaborate pasos (floats) with images of the Virgin ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By nakisa_travels | Views [230] | Scholarship Entry
Hot weather and sweetness of sherry offer flies a pleasant dive into sherry glass pools. Depriving flies, people started to lid the glass with a piece of bread or Chorizo. Adding insult to injury, bartenders tried to make lids more and more delicious.... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By joemaestro | Views [225] | Scholarship Entry
I’m sitting on the stone steps of the albergue, smoking. After eight hours of walking, my rollie and warm beer are the best I’ve ever tasted. My fellow modern-day pilgrims are scattered around the dusty courtyard, laughing in groups or hanging out clothes, ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By martinella | Views [1222] | Scholarship Entry
David was sitting on a bed just outside a stable, lotus position and eyes closed. A cart nearby was full of organic products, from fruit juices to muesli, and of course yogurt, milk, tea and coffee. A hand painted sign stated “La Casa de los Dioses, free ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By cloide | Views [273]
Bem-vindo a Garabullos onde moram os animais com os quais podes falar, se souberes ouvir, e as árvores que ocultam histórias, que descubrirás se fores curioso.
Este é um mundo em que a velocidade é a da tua respiraç... Read more >
Tags: galicia; garabullos; animal farm
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