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Our post “Barcelona Part 2: Understanding Gaudi” was featured as one of the best travel blog posts by 101 Holidays. We’re very honored. Thanks to Kathryn Burrington of Travel with Kat for writing the article. Read more
Barcelona Part 2: Understanding Gaudi
You can’t visit Barcelona and not get a glimpse of the works of Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), the city’s famous architect who defied conventional design but now defines Barcelona’s modernist architecture. Gaudi and his works have become entwined to Barcelona’s identity and inspired cults said to be bigger than Picasso’s. When I first visited Barcelona in... Read more
Barcelona Revisited
Plaza Rei in Gothic Quarter Barcelona was the very first city I visited in Europe. That was back in the mid-1990’s when the city was still basking from its Olympic glory. I was excited to return with Keith and combed the city to explore the old and the new. I found the city still oozed with... Read more
San Sebastian: Eat Pintxos, Go to the Beach, Repeat!
Eat pintxos, go to the beach, repeat! That was basically how hard we spent our days in San Sebastian, the Basques city in northern Spain known for its gastronomic delight and beautiful in-city beaches. But aside from delicious pintxos and pretty playas, there’s a lot more going in this sexy city – culture, pretty harbor, green mountains,... Read more
Pamplona Part 2: It’s not all about the Running of the Bulls
At “8.15am until 5pm – very little happens!” says an article in About.com about the 9-day Fiesta de San Fermin. That’s true if you’re one of those tourists who thinks that the fiesta is only about the running of the bulls and the all night libation parties. But a Pamplones would say that’s simply not true. You... Read more