Travel stories & images… something relevant, something authentic, something real.
Let's start with a basic fact. I'm originally coming from a country (Hungary), where people don't really eat rice. Especially me. Yes, we can find rice there too, usually as a cheap side dish, but just imagine the most boring plain white rice, lacking any culinary fantasy or spices, mainly only salted, or sometimes combined …
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On a sunny day, when actually the forecast said rain for the whole day, we decided to go for a round trip into the Prades Mountains. The Prades Mountains, also known as Muntanyes de Prades, is a large calcareous mountain massif straddling the comarcas of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Conca de BarberĂ , Garrigues and Priorat, in Catalonia. These mountains have characteristic large …
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During our trips across Camp de Tarragona region we haven't discovered only little authentic villages but in parallel many beautiful medieval castles too. Gaia is one of the rivers running through the region of Tarragona, and in the 10th and 11th centuries played a strategic role, as it made a natural border between the County …
Continue reading "On the route of the castles in Camp de Tarragona region – part I."
I'm usually reading bucket lists before traveling into a new city since the available time is limited, and I always want to be prepared which are the must-see places. And I do prefer the recommendations from locals. For me, it's always more trustworthy, more reliable, as locals always know better their places, than a one-time …
Anna: Well, our Vuelta a Europa - meaning crossing Europe, or at least some part of the continent with our little bianco gelato Fiat 500 - was a very ambitious plan. Starting from Budapest, Hungary and ending up in Barcelona, Spain meant 2000 km to drive. And of course, we didn't want to go on …
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Anna: Girona is located 99 km northeast of Barcelona city. It's an ideal destination for a day-trip, but even for a weekend, it provides us with many interesting and historical places to visit. And sadly enough, it was the last stop during our Vuelta a España road trip, before returning home. Anna: Girona is an …
Continue reading "Girona – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part XV."
¡AĂşn asĂ vale la pena! Pasamos 10 dĂas en Islandia entre el 19 y el 29 de abril de 2019. Era la primera vez para los dos, a pesar de que querĂamos ir desde hacĂa mucho tiempo. LeĂmos mucho antes de ir y elaboramos un plan completo para los 10 dĂas. Más o menos pudimos …
