We took a short weekend break to Barcelona, a city I’d always been pretty fond of after the last time I visited way back in 2004. Back then I wasn’t exactly an experienced traveller and Barcelona seemed quite foreign, maybe it was the heat and humidity of summer that made it feel so different. This time around […]
Stomping through the deep snow with a sound of crunching under feet, it’s like stamping down on empty cardboard boxes. In the distance a mountain range cuts a jagged silhouette over the horizon with a hazy red sunset lingering over the snow covered mountain tops. The ski slopes are deserted and the sun is well […]
Although we were in Catalunya mainly for the skiing and snowboarding, there was plenty in the way of culture to experience. Our first stop on our itinary was the Vall de Boi (Boi Valley) high up in the Pyrenees, a narrow, steep valley that’s home to the ruins of many Romanesque religious buildings and also […]
I hadn’t been snowboarding for a couple of years so I was determined that another year wouldn’t pass without getting back up to speed. Two years previously I’d spent a week in Chamonix snowboarding and creating content for Expedia. Determined to make the most of the full ski pass we spent most of the week […]
I recently visited the beautiful ‘country’ of Catalunya, and I say country because this is how the local people describe their exquisite part of Spain. Forming about 30% of Spain, Catalunya isn’t described as a country for nothing. It has everything from spectacular cultural cities, heaps of history, pristine, heavenly beaches and magnificent mountains. A […]
I was invited to discover my “perfect day” in Madrid by British Airways and using their Facebook app. It was the perfect choice as Madrid is one of my favourite European cities, so much so I even spent my 30th birthday there. Although this travel was guaranteed to be much more cultural and civilized. British […]
Head to the heart of the old quarter of Baeza and you step back in time. Narrow streets, gorgeous sandstone monuments and balconies oozing a riot of colours. Baeza, in Jaén province, has been named “Exemplar Renaissance City” by the European Council and is twinned with the larger Ubeda as “Historic-Artistic Ensemble” by UNESCO. Both have fabulous 16th […]
I didn’t know much about him before visiting Barcelona, other than his name and architecture is synonymous with the Catalan city. However, my visit to Barcelona and my brief exposure to the memorable work of Antoni Gaudí left me wanting to know more. Gothic Architecture & Sagrada Familia Senyor Gaudí aside, Barcelona’s old town is dominated […]
I’ve always said that this city was a great place for chameleons, but even a better place for night owls. Myself, being a mixed breed of the two, I love life in Barcelona, especially the life after the sun goes down. Here’s a quick reference guide of where to go from dusk til dawn, including […]
I’ve always been attracted to cities where I’ve developed a bit of a Love / Hate relationship. There’s something about that right mix of grit and intrigue that sends me away, yet always keeps me coming back. Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter exemplifies that relationship to a T. My first time here, the summer of 1998, I […]
I recently moved to London and I’m enjoying being able to take weekend city breaks whenever I have time off work. Sometimes a little bit too much when it comes to checking my bank balance. My latest city break was in lovely Madrid where a close friend of mine lives who I haven’t seen for years. […]
Madrid, the Spanish capital city. Big on nightlife, varied on art galleries and museums, Madrid has plenty to offer. Fine dining and tapas bars are a plenty in the city where the locals love to live a full and plentiful life. A trip to this sophisticated city might not present picture postcard landmarks but it […]
