Valencia, located on the East coast of Spain, is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. A city that was born on the margins of the River Turia and along the Mediterranean sea. It was devastated by floods in 1957 when the Turia River burst its banks, an event that sparked the start of Valencia’s transformation.
Following the floods the local government wasted no time in making plans to divert the Turia River which used to run right through the city. The river was divided
Sometimes travelling is about staying still for a while, take a break from exploring to just be in one place, relax a little. We felt ready for a break, and Peñíscola fitted the bill as a pretty coastal town to hang out for few days .
There was also a problem with our fridge, it kept switching itself off when working on gas. It would be working well for when we got an electric hook up, but not all the places we are staying have electricity. So we needed to get it fixed sooner rather than later.
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Pamplona is thrown under the world’s spotlight every year between the 6th and 14th of July for the (in)famous and controversial Festival of San Fermin, when daring and/or foolish revellers run with bulls.
When Ernest Hemingway published his novel “The Sun Also Rises” in 1926 it catapulted the town and its traditional San Fermin Festival into one of the most famous of the world’s festivals.
For us Pamplona was a much more sedate affair and perhaps just as
The Basque city of San Sebastian, or Donostia as it is known in the Basque language, has been on the list of world’s best food destination for ages. With Michelin Starred restaurants galore, including some with three Michelin stars.
San Sebastian has in particular a reputation for producing some of the best pinchos (or pinxtos as they are called in Basque language) bars in this region at a very affordable price. From the very traditional rustic pinchos to the more elaborate, high end gourmet
Cheers to the Bride
According to Wikipedia a Hen Do or a Bachelorette party is a party held for a woman who is about to get married. It is modeled after the Bachelor party, historically a dinner given by the bridegroom to his friends shortly before his wedding. Hen parties were uncommon until the mid-1980’s and they are not at all common in Brazil.
As it turned out the Bride was already married when we set off for a long weekend of debauchery in Barcelona mid May 2014, but this Hen Do was not,