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Posted on August 22, 2020October 29, 2021

Peñíscola, the Mediterranean dream

Peñíscola is a Mediterranean dream. It is history on a rock along the white and blue narrow streets of the upper old part surrounded at north and south by two awesome long beaches. There, its water is at a warm temperature for bathing for almost half of the year. It remains in Peñíscola still a …

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Posted on May 3, 2020October 15, 2022

Islandia: Un itinerario de 10 días

Gullfoss, Iceland

Este es un artículo sobre nuestro peculiar itinerario de 10 días en Islandia. Puedes leer aquí nuestro artículo completo sobre Islandia sin aurora boreal. Primer día: después de llegar tarde al aeropuerto de Keflavik, decidimos pasar la noche en Reykjavik. Simplemente fuimos a la compañía de alquiler de coches (Green Motion, que no recomiendo) y …

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Posted on November 26, 2019November 9, 2021

Cape Verde on our map & 5 quick facts about

Colourful Colorful boats is one the quick facts about Cape Verde

This is an article about some useful quick facts about the country, to have Cape Verde on our mental map and help you on your visit. This facts are based in our own experience around a trip in January 2019.  Sal Rei , Boa Vista Why we call it Cabo Verde Historically, the name Cape …

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Posted on November 25, 2019November 6, 2021

Adiós Mama, adiós Papa, adiós Cabo Verde…

Tarrafal, Cabo Verde

We were sitting on a terrace of one of the three open restaurants of a bay in Tarrafal, on Santiago island, in the middle of January. It was our last day before leaving Cabo Verde, after a very special vacation. We had our last afternoon ahead of us but already knowing that in the evening …

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Posted on November 20, 2019November 5, 2021

Iceland: 10 days itinerary

Gullfoss, Iceland

You will find in this article, a recommended itinerary of 10 days on Iceland.  We spent two more nights later on in this hotel, it’s super basic so don’t expect much, but you can choose from different room types based on your needs, with a little kitchen to prepare your next morning tea or coffee …

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Posted on November 18, 2019November 4, 2021

Iceland without the Northern Lights

Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach on Iceland

This is an article about what you should know before going to Iceland, even when there are very few chances of admiring the Northen Lights.  We did it! We almost travelled the full island route, staying in different places almost every night, but learning from the experience, the place that we booked ahead was not …

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