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By diegocastro
December 14th 2009

O Último Dia de Sol do Outono Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Valencia

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By overit2
November 5th 2009

Moto GP Valencia Ride for health day Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

pit walk Valencia 1

Thursday 5.11.2009 Day 21 We had bfast with the Pramax, Ducati, Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia teams. Then we went to the track for the ride for health day. Ride for health day in Valencia. We did a pit lane walk and saw lots of riders only Kello from the Ducatti teams was there and I got my photo taken with him. [View Full Entry]

By Coopers
November 1st 2009

Southern Spain Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante

Chillin in Valencia!

We have arrived in South Eastern Spain, a little resort town of Torreveija, south of Alicante, which is south of Valencia. We departed Figueres and drove 4 hours to Valencia...we survived a tire blow out on the super highway. Not alot different about changing a tire in Spanish than in English. The drive is very nice and bordered by mountains, orchards, and the sea. We decided to visit Valencia for a couple of days before hitting the resort for a week. Valencia is the orange growing area of Spain and the city is surrounded by groves of orange trees! You know [View Full Entry]

By absurdflaneur
September 24th 2009

´Aw, pobrecita!´ ...in Valencia Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Sunday dinner

The camino has left me limping, feeling sorry for myself, and unable to continue...so where to next in beautiful Spain? Not wasting a minute, made a quick call to English friends Clare and Steve in sunny Valencia, and I´m booked in for two weeks of intense Spanish lessons to fill up my September. And intense they were! Valencia, birthplace of paella (originally made with rabbit, not seafood), surprisingly lacking in cheap fresh orange juice, but sufficiently student-ridden and laid-back, was the perfect place for my language sabbatical, made all the more welcoming by the chance to hang out [View Full Entry]

Tres profesoras meet again(Ciudad de Artes y Sciencias)

By Wawa
September 20th 2009

Old World and a sight to see! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Ahhh paella: The plates B/4 the taste!

Ahhh Valencia , the city of Medeival Spain. We ate and ate and ate. and drank vino. What can I say. The old city was spectacular, and we visited everywhere. Not as tourists, no.... as visiters from afar..... we experienced the essence of a traditional city that best represented the area. Old buildings, terasses, cafes, and the like. we felt like old montreal on steroids. It felt like the Plateau Mont Royal as well, with the price of the Vino and the food well below the price we would pay a LA LOCALE. That meant the flavor was that much more [View Full Entry]

By amandaworth
September 13th 2009

Spain Europe » Spain » Valencian Community

scenery around Alcublas, Spain

I met up with Tim Q on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Balcombe, Sussex, after leaving Mum in Blackboys, where she was staying for a couple of nights. I met him at the pub where he currently works and lives - The Cowdray. After a catching up over a couple of drinks (mmmm cider) and lunch, we set off for a walk through the forest nearby. Our destination turned out to be a place called Worth Abbey - which in its present life is a rather swanky private boys school. The massive private golf course was a bit of a giveaway! [View Full Entry]

By spidermiss
September 8th 2009

Seeing Alicante, Tabarca Island & Elche Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante

Explanada de Espanol

Sightseeing Highlights from my stay in Alicante Alicante One afternoon, we went downtown to Alicante. Alicante is the gateway to Costa Blanca and its popular beach resorts including Benidorm, Altea and Santa Pola. Me not being a big beach fan, I was not worried visiting the resorts where many travellers flock to. It was very hot exploring Alicante and we took a couple of breaks for drinks and icecream. We explored the old town (El Barrio) including Santa Maria Basilica and we saw some interesting historical buildings. We wandered along the Explanada de Espana whe [View Full Entry]

By spidermiss
September 6th 2009

Back to Class and tuvo mucho calor! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante

In Class!

With my end of course assessment looming for my beginners' Spanish course, I wanted to consolidate what I learnt so far. This gave me an opportunity to travel to Alicante where Spanish Intensives run one week courses at different levels for students during the summer. I signed up for a beginners course (starting on the 29th August 2009) and hoped this would give me the confidence for the assessment. We had 4.5 hours of Spanish classes each day. There were 15 of us and we were split into two groups. I was in the "advanced" class and some other [View Full Entry]

By SlavicNerd
August 28th 2009

A la platja, de festa, i MENJAR Europe » Spain » Valencian Community

Platja de San Joan

Finally there came a morning where I woke up at a reasonable hour, and I was able to wake up leisurely, shower, and write some blog entries before heading to the beach. Around 11 Inés' friend Dámaris picked us up for a day at la platja de Sant Joan - a beach in the town of Sant Joan, which is right next to Alacant (Alicant) and some 40 minutes away. The ride down was painless - it was interesting to see how desert-like and desolate it can be between cities inland from the coast. The beach itself was fairly crowded and [View Full Entry]

By SlavicNerd
August 27th 2009

Segon día a Valencia! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Jo en frente

We had set our alarm for 8 the next morning, but upon waking up decided it was best to reset it for nine. At this point supposedly Chris pushed it a bit later to 9:15. When I finally woke up I had an uneasy feeling that it was a bit later than it seemed. Looking at my computer and seeing 11:56 confirmed that. At that point I jumped out of bed, since, well, WE HAD 4 MINUTES TO CHECK OUT. I quickly called reception to ask for an extension but due to the place being booked we needed to get out [View Full Entry]

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