Destination: Spain

"Are you on the Camino?"

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 | By carol | Views [362] | Comments [1]

On day 1, a wiry French guy asked me this and I responded defensively. “I did 100km last year. I think I can do 90km this time.” When 2 Spanish guys asked me, I laughed and just said, 'si' Trying to be objective about it, I can see where the question ... Read more >

Photos: Europe pics 2010

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 | By jabs_was_here | Photo Gallery

To(e)ward the End of the World

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 | By carol | Views [506] | Comments [1]

A week before my departure and I had a toe problem. A big one—and my big toe. Man oh man, you wouldn't believe the pain I experienced even when a sheet was placed lightly over my big right toe. How was I going to walk the 90km on the Camino Finisterra ... Read more >

Ready . . Set . . Walk

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 | By carol | Views [1594]

Gearing to go...  Like last June, I will head to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in NW Spain. I will walk about 90km from S de C to Finisterre, the End of the World. The day before leaving I noticed an ad on the back of a bus. How could I have not ... Read more >

June 2010-Spain

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 | By arm | Views [265]

Valencia, Spain Valencia, Spain was my first stop- my friend from High School was there on exchange for his Architecture course. He had offered for me to stay with him for a week. Spain was always on my list of places to travel. Free accommodation-... Read more >

Barcelona 2

Fri, 28 May 2010 | By jessiecresp | Views [303]

Barcelona could just be the coolest city in the world!! We had such a great time there, and decided we loved it more than fresh sheets AND finding $20 in your jeans pocket. So thats a lot of love right there. Highlights of Barcleona include... doing ... Read more >

Photos: Spain

Wed, 26 May 2010 | By tk-tempany | Photo Gallery

Barcelona

Wed, 19 May 2010 | By jessiecresp | Views [353] | Comments [2]

After a hectic week ending in a very fun trip down south I was kinda looking forward to sitting on a plane and doing nothing. And boy did i get to sit on a pane and do nothing. 25 hours of travel later I arrived at Barcelona. Finally my years of watching ... Read more >

Photos: Spain

Sun, 16 May 2010 | By tinkertales | Photo Gallery

Girona, Temp de Flors

Tue, 11 May 2010 | By stacey_myst | Views [376]

Girona is a beautiful Catalan city about 1.5 hours north of Barcelona.  Lindsey and I went there for the annual flower festival, so she could see and be seen by all the right people in her floral design school.  During Temp de Flors, people open up their ... Read more >

Barcelona

Sun, 9 May 2010 | By stacey_myst | Views [378]

I arrived in Barcelona a few days ago.  This has been my favorite stop so far, partially because I am with my sister.   She lives here, and is studying floral design.  It is nice to stay at a place that is someone's home, rather than a youth hostel.... Read more >

Photos: Spain

Thu, 6 May 2010 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery

Barcelona the Beautiful

Sat, 1 May 2010 | By yash | Views [287]

Had an absolutely fantastic three month stay in Barcelona - while on an exchange stint from management school. From the initial crises of not having a place to stay ( two woolly-headed 21 year olds that we were) to finding a place with a crazy landlord ... Read more >

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Photos: Valencia

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 | By teknautika | Photo Gallery

Inside World Festivals: La Tomatina

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 | By worldfestivals | Views [5731] | Video

Every year on the last Wednesday in August a little town called Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain plays host to the world's largest food fight. During La Tomatina, tens of thousands of people throw around 150,000 tomatoes (equal to 90,000 ... Read more >

Tags: bunol, fruit, la tomatina, parades, spain, spanish festivals, tomatoes, travel, valencia, world festivals