Feb 242010
 
Flamenco greatness, Jewish genocide and Trini Tapas conversation ... all in a day's work in Sevilla

Every country has its weird or different signs, but I wasn’t able to figure out what the following sign meant. Even the kids running with their briefcases … seriously, are Spanish kids so serious that they have briefcases? This just made me laugh, and the toaster on the sign made it doubly confusing. I have no [... Click here to keep on reading this article]

Feb 242010
 
A two day itinerary of Barcelona without museums.

Barcelona is definitely one of my favorite cities, in spite of the all the hype about La Sagrada Familia. There are a number of reasons why this is just a great city to spend 2 full days visiting and touring: FC Barcelona Gaudi influence over everything including the dog Great museums Olympic Village However my [... Click here to keep on reading this article]

Feb 222010
 
Mezquita of Cordoba ... nuff said

After paying a couple hundred bucks for a Eurail pass for Spain/Portugal, I’m definitely getting good use out of the pass. Going from Sevilla to Cordoba is only 45 mins by AVE (Spain’s answer to the TGV) and instead of paying the 45 euros each way for “Preferente class”, it only cost me 10 euros [... Click here to keep on reading this article]

Feb 222010
 
Why waiting for 5pm everyday can suck ...

There is a lot of romance associated with backpacking. Tons of stories of young adults who either just are in or just finished university, making their first backpacking trips across Europe. It’s become a right of passage and when joining the workforce, it gives those who’ve travelled, extra confidence that they know a bit of [... Click here to keep on reading this article]

Feb 202010
 
Catalan Terrorist Pigeons in Placa Catalunya

For some reason, every iconic picture of Europe I saw in travel brochures involved some low angle shot of a pigeon in a square or plaza with the background of some European travel sight. Why re-invent, when you can copy the same shots? One really good reason … these pictures don’t tell you about the [... Click here to keep on reading this article]

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