Besides travel photography, we are also obsessed with travel videos. Are you interested in our Travel Video Series? This the right page for you. As you might know our mission is to share something relevant, something authentic, something real, something cool, something interesting, something personal & something different, via our travel stories & images. We are focusing on …
Altafulla – The town of thousand magic gates on Costa Daurada, in Catalonia, Spain
This is an article about what to see in Altafulla, a coastal gem on Costa Daurada with an impressive historic heritage. Altafulla is mainly known because of its beach. Costa Daurada itelf is famous for the sandy coastline and lovely beaches, but this territory is much more than that. And besides their amazing and not …
DESTINATIONS
This page collects all the Travel Destinations by Besides the Obvious. Feel free to click on the desired continent and explore further based on our country split. We are updating our Travel Destinations on-goingly, immediately after are visiting any new country. So stay tuned for the most frequent & new content. As you might know our mission …
Let’s get lost in Catalonia! The 10 most picturesque non-coastal Catalan villages – part I.
I bet if you happen to like football you have already heard the famous cheering of F.C. Barcelona: "visca el Barça i visca Catalunya", meaning "long live Barça and Catalonia". And yes, when we think about Catalonia as a potential travel destination, usually the first spot coming to everyone's mind is its capital city: Barcelona. If we think further then normally we include …
On the route of the castles in Camp de Tarragona region – part II.
We are here to continue our article about the castles worth visiting in Camp de Tarragona region. In the first part - On the route of the castles in Camp de Tarragona region - part I., we have covered the castles of Tamarit, Calafell, Ferran, Altafulla, and El Catllar, and in this article, we will …
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Farena – the fairy tale village of the Prades Mountains
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 Barberà, Garrigues and Priorat, in Catalonia. These mountains have characteristic large …
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How is Brunei? – Ostentation, social control and petrol welfare
I wasn't expecting much from the country when I arrived. My intention was to cross the northern part of Malay Borneo following the course of the rivers, from the very East part of the island to Kuching. And Brunei was there, halfway. I took a look at how was and what the country had to …
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