Changes are coming. They have always been coming. What we need to see now is the scope that these will have to travel after Covid-19, the future predictions that we can make with the data we have and the odds on our hands when planning next trips. You can read here more thoughts about the …
Calatayud – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part I.
Anna: I can´t recall if I was ever waiting for any other trip that much as this one. I moved to Spain just three months before, and regardless of having the chance to travel a couple of times to Spain in the past and visiting a couple of obvious places, still the real country, the …
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Survivors of a Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Morocco
This is an article about the lifestyle of the old Kasbah of Ouarzazate in Morocco. The libraries of the desert route. Part II I had spent the day, backpack in tow, through Marrakech. It had not been a bad day at all, Marrakech is always a good plan. But I was tired and there is …
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Supervivientes de una Kasbah: Un viaje a Ouarzazate, Marruecos.
Esta es la historia de un viaje a Ouarzazate, un lugar mágica que se convirtió en mucho más que una simple escala gracias a su gente y su Kasbah. Las bibliotecas del desierto. Parte II Había pasado el día, mochila a cuestas, por Marrakech. No había sido un mal día, Marrakech es siempre un buen …
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Marrakech. The northern gate to the desert
This is an article about sightseeing in one single day in Marrakech. The libraries of the desert route. Part I It was in a trip from Marrakech to Gambia across Sahara Desert till sub-Saharan black Africa. As a librarian I knew about the existence of hidden private ancient book collections in family houses in the …
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10 things you should never do as a visitor in Barcelona
Every time I see a tourist behaving naifly I get pain in my heart. Some years ago, I was not aware about how a good experience could be ruined in my city. Barcelona is amazing, all of us we are fully proud of our city and I honestly think that is one of the best …
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Porto for beginners
What to do during your first visit in Porto, the beautiful Portugués city? 1. Porto patterns One of the most emblematic representations of Porto’s history and culture are those beautiful tiles we see all over the city which are known as azulejos. They come in different colors, but most commonly, they are in white and …
One week on the ‘Green Island’ – São Miguel, Açores
Nature at its best, this is how I could briefly summarize our experience on São Miguel island in Açores. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHI0Hh2Pu4I Even though January is considered there as off-season, and we haven’t seen the famous Hortensia flowers in full bloom... and the fact that the island is indeed tiny, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and influenced …
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The Raven’s route. Out of the common paths in Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde is a diverse archipelago; each island is different. And Boa Vista, even after having crossed it through its roads, paths and out of every known track, is still difficult for me to define. It is authentic in the sense that it has its own life apart from tourism, but tourism is still an …
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Catando Villány, vinos y bodegas en el sur de Hungría
Soy un amante del vino. En realidad, una vez, escribí una novela sobre vinos y, sinceramente, nunca antes había probado un vino de Villány.