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| 9th December 2009 chrisj | Good to Hear - From: Arrived in Sardinia Yes there are too many hidden costs with RyanAir, so stay away. If you have time (and I haven't done a lot of research) perhaps you could take a ferry across to Italy from Spain, otherwise try a different airline! |
| 17th November 2009 Laura | Ryanair to Sardegna - From: Arrived in Sardinia Thank you for this post. I am planning to fly from Spain to Sardegna next September and have been considering Ryanair - I think I will also consider other options based on this information. |
| 20th September 2009 amanda | welcome back - From: Back in Sydney Welcome back to reality Christopher! |
| 17th September 2009 Louis | Swaying with swayze - From: From Ireland back to England No way was he a great actor but I am currently seeing his last TV serial The Beast and adds something to the unorthodox FBI agent he plays something part of the character that seeps into the whole show dark (more crime you solve the more there is) and the need to act and act appropriate to the urgency of the situation. Which might explain why he got the role actual life situation but anying I never been a Swayse fan but he is very good here. Take care and nice to hear from you and your travels |
| 12th September 2009 amanda | cappuccino - From: Bunking down in Ballybunion Lovely cappuccino story! |
| 3rd September 2009 amanda | hi chris - From: Gaudi , Miro, Picasso and Me Hi Chris I'm reading your blog entires in reverse order so I'm still in Spain. The food looks fabulous! Sounds like you have loads of things to do. Love from Amanda |
| 2nd September 2009 chrisj | Thanks - From: Santa Caterina market and my search for casuelas thanks very much for the advice! |
| 2nd September 2009 anonymous | - From: Santa Caterina market and my search for casuelas Try asking for "cazuelas" -"cazuelas de barro"- instead (Pronounced "kathooehlas"). I think you can find them at any supermarket or potery shop or even in chinese cheap 'all 1 euro' shops. |
| 28th August 2009 David Jack | Czech Mate ! - From: From Berlin to Prague Cristopher Jac Dee Why ! |
| 27th August 2009 chrisj | Ballybunion - From: Winding Down on the West Coast of Ireland Hi Antonia, i'm glad the photos are bringing back some memories for you! Cj |
| 27th August 2009 Antonia Furniss | Ballybunion - I'm homesick.... - From: Winding Down on the West Coast of Ireland Hi Chris Looks like you are having the most awesome time. I'm so jealous of all your trip, but especially seeing photos of Ballybunion where I spent so many summers as a child. Thank you so much for sharing as it brings back so many amazing memories of growing up. Look forward to hearing more when you're back. Antonia |
| 26th August 2009 Electra Jensen | Guten tag - From: The German Resistance and the Bendler Block What an artisan of words Mr Jack. What is the story with a prawn curry in Germany. What about a bot of cabbage? Weather looks like it is good and you are certainly the little tourist. Sounds like you are having a great time |
| 26th August 2009 chrisj | Football or Food and Culture? - From: Dinner at Marjellchen Dont worry Mark, whilst there is no football for me in Berlin I am going to watch FC Barcelona next Monday! |
| 26th August 2009 Mark | where is the football - From: Dinner at Marjellchen All this culture and food. Where is the football Chris. Hertha BSC Berlin v Brøndby IF @ Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Sportpar - Berlin on 27/08 By the way goals are great on thursdays. |
| 25th August 2009 Lucy Halliday | Yum yum yum - From: Tate Modern and Swing Dancing Lovely to hear all your news Chris. Sounds like you're having a wonderful time, doing heaps and having fun - swing dancing eh? V impressive. And isn't the Tate Modern fabulous - all those familiar images that you normally only see in books. And did you feel the vibe in the Rothko Room?! The Borough Mkts are wonderful - I was there a couple of years ago and loved the Spanish marinated garlic cloves, the abundant chocolate store and the scary fish stall. I also ate the best cheddar I've ever eaten in my entire life from Neal's Yard Dairy. I'd never considered England a cheese destination but wasn't I wrong. Wish I was there enjoying all the sites, sights, sounds and tastes! Keep your news flowing - along with the food and wine of course! Lucy. |
| 20th August 2009 Electra | Lovely time - From: Preparing for Berlin Hey CJ, great to hear from you and that you are having a wonderful time. Did you have a hangover after all that beer tasting? You are not missing much here apart from lovely weather, and at last the weekend is approaching. Yippee. Almost the first week of your trip gone, how time flies. You may well be in Berlin by the time you get this comment so I hope the trip has been great with many more stories to come. Great photo's! I look forward to hearing about your travels and will catch up again soon Lec |
| 20th August 2009 Muffstar | Looks Good - From: Camden Town and Primrose Hill Not sure who has the better head :) If you need a hand with your tips you know who to call ! |
| 14th November 2008 chrisj | La Corridas en Valencia - From: Adios Valencia I would like to firstly apologise for suggesting that Valencia does not have a great tradition of bullfighting. I also thank a reader of my blog Jose for correcting me. I hope I will return to visit Valencia soon and attend a corrida to see for myself. Gracias Jose! |
| 13th November 2008 jose | - From: Adios Valencia "There is not a great tradtion of bullfighting in Valencia yet the Plaza del Toro is in a very prominent location. " WRONG Historicaly Valencia is one of the regions in spain with a great tradition of corridas de toros! And "La Feria de Julio" y "Las Fallas" has is his schedule two of the more important festivals of corridas de toros. :) Sorry for my bad english ;) |
| 12th November 2008 Matt | musical fountain - From: Tuesday in Barcelona hi chris great to hear you are having such a good time.. you should try and see the musical fountain in barcelona if you have time...like nothing i have seen! |
| 22nd October 2008 Brad and Jess | Is Lens- work legal in the Louvre ? - From: Paris, Robert Langdon, the Louvre and Me Impressed with your visual tour of the Louvre but are you supposed to take photos in there? You might have a few Geindarmes after you! (Forgive our French spelling) We visited some museums in Poland and if you so much as looked like pull out a camera it was Do Widzenia. For the less aware - who the #@*%# is Robert Langdon?? Looking forward to the Spanish inquisition - sorry, expedition. J & B |
| 16th October 2008 Brad and Jess | Or should that be shabby sheik? - From: Paris via Eurostar Good to see Chris Jack firing up the travel blog - He makes Bill Bryson seem like a schoolboy on his first creative writing assignment! And good to see him dropping in on his erstwhile companions Michael and Sally Allsopp-the consumate London hosts(not to mention dusty and penny-sorry, basil and daisy) Hope those snails didn't repeat on you CJ, we're looking forward to reading more of your exploits on the way to Espanoal J&B |
| 12th October 2008 Matt George | Isle of Dogs! - From: Etihad, Maidstone and a Pint of Cider Hey Chris, great to hear your having fun already...apart from the dodgy airline... too funny.. I spent my years in london living on the isle of dogs...i remember that floating chinese restaurant, i used to live around the corner!! cheers Matt |
| 18th May 2007 chrisj | El Bocaito - From: El Bocaito - Tapas to die for yes that is the place. Definetly visit! |
| 16th May 2007 Jan | Sounds gread! - From: El Bocaito - Tapas to die for Is it this one http://bocaito.restaurantesok.com/aquiok/detallrest.jsp?id=1993&prov=Madrid? or can u give a streetname or something? |
| 30th April 2007 chrisj | - From: Saturday in Bilbo Will have more pictures once i buy a new camera, my old one is in a thousand peices in bilbao having dropped it from a great height! |
| 30th April 2007 bobsta | love the pics - From: Saturday in Bilbo Hi Chris, The common consensus is more pictures less writing. You must realize I only buy books with pictures for this very reason. If you run out of film you could always draw us some pictures (by the way great seagull). Hope you make it to a football match and don't get to fat on those broken eggs. cheers bobsta |
| 28th April 2007 carlos rodriguez | travel in Bilbao - From: I say Bilbo you say Bilbao Hello Señor Jack, My name is Carlos Rodriguez. I was born in Bilbao and have also travelled to many places in the world. You would not believe but since i last came home i live in the apartment in your photo! It is an amazing coincedence. I wish you well travelling in my country but I think you have some things to learn about the basque people. For many years we struggled our factories closed and our way of live was hard. My grandfather has 6 brothers who all left Bilbao to have better living. I am the only one in my family to come back and now we can work and make money. No we are not set up for tourism Mr Jack. As you see my place has many colors we are trying to make things good. You make a joke about Bilbao bilbo you say-very funny Mr Jack. We are not laughing much. My friend help to build the beautiful work outside the mueseum and you say it is dedicated to the the weather. this is also not funny. I have friends who do not like the tourists but i see you are trying to be better. I think maybe you are a good man. My friend also lives in this building and he is one that works with-what you call being in the fight. Do you know? He has many rooms and is good for nowing real basque people You can be with him for a real Bilbao not only Bilbo! Carlos P.S I'm not surprised Mick and Sal's place was a Withnail-fest!!!! |
| 28th April 2007 M arie | colorful apartments - From: I say Bilbo you say Bilbao What you call colorful apartments or flats is a hotel.....a very nice hotel. |
| 20th April 2007 Helen | Hyper caffeinated - From: Landed in London Woah, slow down on the coffee Sheikh, you're going to get hyper. Or maybe switch to decaf. Good to hear of your travels. |
| 30th September 2005 paulj | masks - From: Venice Views the masks are for carnival week in february...see my pictures sent this week |
| 27th September 2005 paul j | venice - From: Welcome to Venice! surely an error..."venice exists purely for the tourists"...i say venice exists despite the tourists! its a wonderful city with the best of everything on offer |
| 25th September 2005 paul j | great blog - From: Last Day in Spain ive been reading some of the other blogs on this site and no doubts yours is the best! cant believe how dumb and plain ignorant some of your fellow bloggers are esp the americans! but sooooo funny to read! |
| 23rd September 2005 paul j | hola! - From: Christopher Columbus, Plaza de Espana and the Barber of Seville yeah, like i read it paul |
| 22nd September 2005 chrisj | Attention Theresa Jack - From: Christopher Columbus, Plaza de Espana and the Barber of Seville no this is not for emails and yes the whole world sees the comments! you can email me at chrisjackis@hotmail.com or i think you click on contact chris j....i love spain its such a slow paced place, just what you want in a holiday destination! |
| 20th September 2005 Gus_Granada | Macarena info - From: Hola from Sevilla Macarena is the name of the local virgin in Sevilla (Virgen de la Macarena) and thus a very common and typical name for sevillian women. You can meet hundreds of women called Macarena there. The famous dance Macarena was created by a couple of 'folk' singers from Sevilla. So probably (but not for sure) the Barrio de la Macarena does have something to do with it. ;) If you are coming to Granada and like viewing cities from above, have a coffe in the Alhambra Palace Hotel, near the Alhambra, there's a nice terrace. It's not the cheapest coffe in town but the place is worth it. Have a nice stay. |
| 20th September 2005 Helen | Memories - From: Hola from Sevilla Ah Seville, I remember it well. Bish and I thought of trying to market Vegemite there - we figured vegemite on toast would go well with all that orange juice. Great Blog Sheikh! |
| 21st August 2005 Helen | Great photos - From: One Week Gone Excellent photos Sheikh, they almost made me want to become a vegetarian. |
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