Destination: Spain

My 3rd day, 2 days past & 1 medina experience

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By thebagelbarn | Views [2376]

Day 1 & 2 - Marrakesh Snake charmers, charming snakes, great cooled freshly squeezed orange juice from the plaza Jamal Fna (the main square in Marrakesh where all the snake charmers are), spices and cameleons, The souk's magic is enebreating.  ... Read more >

Camino Frances, day 1-23

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By htapawaso | Views [3374] | Comments [8]

Apologies that it has been so long since a blog update – this is because I have been undertaking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage to the cathedral of St. James in North-West Spain. This post will be divided into sections which I wrote along ... Read more >

Gallery: Camino de Santiago

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By htapawaso | Photo Gallery

Photos: Majorca

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By aptyson | Photo Gallery

Dia 0: Tot a punt...m'oblidaré alguna cosa??

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By dayangchi | Views [459]

Tot preparat, tot a punt... és tard i vaig a gitar-me. En unes hores comence el viatge, isc de casa i agafe el tren direcció Barcelona, el primer paset fins arribar a Tailandia. Tinc certs nervis al cos, l'excitació típica dels moments abans d'iniciar ... Read more >

Gallery: Spain April 2009

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By wings_on_my_heels | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Tarragona, Spain

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

Próxima parada: AUSTRALIA.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 | By descalzo | Views [678]

Tags: australia

Running with the bulls - really!

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [2483] | Comments [2] | Video

From Madrid to San Sebastian was an early train, but the first travel day without dramas! Who would have thought that was possible in Spain? I arrived in San Sebastian looking forward to the beach – but the whole time I was there, it was cloudy and ... Read more >

Tags: fanatics, pamplona, running of the bulls, san fermin, san sebastian, sangria

Tapas, sangria and having a gay ol' time

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [1619] | Video

Hi everyone, Granada was the next stop of my Spanish journey, and when I left you last I was on a train that ended up being delayed by three hours, making it an 11 hour journey! So by the time I got into town, it was 10.30pm and the directions by ... Read more >

Tags: granada, madrid, seville, spain

One week to go

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By katang | Views [464] | Comments [2]

My last week at work! The girls are still away in the land of rock climbing and canoeing, supposedly bivouacing tonight which no doubt means they'll return scarred from head to toe in mosquito bites. After rejoicing in their absence for the first week, ... Read more >

August - La Tomatina (Tomato-Throwing Festival), Spain

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [6990] | Comments [1]

Location: Plaza del Pueblo, Valencia, Spain Date: Last Wednesday in August Level of Participation: 5 – get ready to launch – and receive – volleys of tomatoes Description: Getting pelted with tomatoes may sound like a punishment reserved ... Read more >

Tags: la tomatina, spain, world festivals

Madrid, Spain

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [1563] | Comments [1]

Flying to Madrid from New York wasn't problem at all but the jet lag that followed was! We got in at 10am and had no trouble catching the Metro from the airport to our lovely little hotel (with a lovely little balcony looking down a picturesque stereotypical ... Read more >

minus 14 and counting

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By katang | Views [312]

Well here I am, sweltering in a "bochi" Madrid. This time in a fortnight we'll be on the plane (Intsallah). The girls are away at camp getting ready to outstrip us in the fitness stakes when we hit the kayaks and getting browner and hoarser ... Read more >

Gallery: Madrid

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery