http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Andorra/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Andorra en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:10:10 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:10:10 UTC ldquoMay I see you in heaven 30 minutes before the devil knows yoursquore dead.rdquoKevin the guy who looks like Benjamin Franklin and sings at our work and is mine and Tararsquos favorite local bar patron is always full of good quotes poems and songs. Irsquove been noticing how much Irish men love any form of ethnic women. If you took a 200lb Japanese woman with rat teeth no tit http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/El-Serrat/blog-341769.html Text later http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-330476.html Text to come http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/Sant-Juli--de-L-ria/blog-330473.html Hello weve now moved onto to our 5th country of the trip the small principality of Andorra between France and Spain. We only plan on staying a few days as we head through towards the vineyards around the Bordeaux region.Our visit to Barcelona was a blast. The city was amazing plus any city with a metro system is good news for those of us on foot. The first night we checked into a hostal with a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-322828.html To come http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-318356.html You truly can provided that you have a restful mindset. The scenery is beautiful the weather was mostly great and it was a great place to relax and take some time out. Plenty of odd sculptures to amuse the endless variety of walks available also.Wednesday 20th Augustto comeThursday 21st Augustto comeFriday 22nd August Saturday 23rd Augustto comeSunday 24th Augustto comeMonday 25th Augustto come http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/El-Serrat/blog-317631.html This was my second ski trip and I can say that I was much more successful then last time. We flew to Reus in Spain where we meet our friends Candice and Javier and then we drove to Andorra to spend Easter together. The journey took 230hs. We stayed in their house in Canillo. The nice thing about skiing in Andorra is that it appeals to all levels from beginners to advanced. The scenery is also http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-276170.html April 29 30 2008ANDORRA LA VELLAWe had no idea what to expect here as quite frankly we had never heard of it before. We kind of threw a dart at the map the day before and this is where it landed.This is a very small ldquo Countryrdquo Principality between Spain and France. One of those places similar to Monte Carlo and Luxembourg. The big business here is tourists and it's a tax hav http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-271585.html Monday 14th AprilSpent day mooching around Sitges.Much quieter on sea front today so we enjoyed a peaceful time walking around and eventually managed to find an internet room to download blog. Had been trying to do this for days without success. Shops here are very upmarket and interesting all different in style and design.Friends Elizabeth and Peter arrived later in the day after long drive u http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-271224.html Our experience in Spain up to this point had been wonderful and we had been on some great trips both in the country and outside of it but there was one great North American tradition that we were beginning to miss the road trip. So we paired up with experienced roadtrippers Nadine and Aaron rented a car and set our sights on the snow capped peaks of Andorra. If you arenrsquot familiar with http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-268709.html Another trip to Pas de la Casa to practice my skiing. Much better conditions this year with 1m snow on the slopes. Chatted to a group on the bus journey who took pity on me and invited me to ski with them for the week. Also blagged my way into the intermediate group lessons and was bricking it when they started mentioning black runs and jumps All I could keep thinking was that I've just handed http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/Soldeu/blog-260018.html Andorra Ski Trip Firstly let me apologise for there not being many pictures for this trip. I didn't take the camera out as much as I should and some of the photos I do have will never see the light of day as I am severely hungover in some and looking worse for wear o Anyway had two purposes for this trip and that was to learn how to ski and not fall over and break something. Well I accomplis http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-259986.html This was definitely the holiday we were waiting for. From the moment we came back from Snowboarding in Bansko we wanted to go again like kids in a Theme Park.The fact that Will and Chaz would be coming with us made it all even more exciting.We had five full great days snowboarding. The week started with Chaz falling hitting his board on some poor man's head and having to be rescued by a snowmob http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/Soldeu/blog-259278.html My first weekend in Barcelona I went with a group of 25 other people from my program to Andorra a tiny country between Spain and France that is known for its cheap prices because there are no taxes and good skiing. One of the guys in our group set up the whole trip through his seora who is a travel agent which was awesome because no one else had to do anything. And we got a great deal tran http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/El-Serrat/blog-242782.html My first weekend here and I was off to Andorra I was having snowboarding withdrawls already because I just couldnt turn down the offer even though I hadnt even settled in yet. Im very glad I went though it was beautiful in Andorra and so much fun to get on a board again There are many old medieval castles to look at in town and the Pryenees are beautiful thought I still dont think nearly http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-240811.html Hey guys So youll never guess what I did this past weekend... I went skiing in Andorra in the Pyrenees Mountains Skiing I know what youre thinking and youre right I definitely dont know how to ski but after two days on the slopes I feel like I learned a lotIn case you dont know I didnt Andorra is a tiny country in between France and Spain and it is all mountains. I think from t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/El-Serrat/blog-238084.html After a whirlwind few days back in Cardiff where we unpacked washed and packed again we were off on another trip. This time our destination was Andorra a tiny country in the Pyrenees mountains famous for skiing and taxfree shopping. To get there we were up in the middle of the night drove with Jason and Kirstyn to Bristol airport for our flight to Toulouse in France before getting on a coa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-236168.html After a few days reorganising our lives again in Wales we headed off to Bristol in the wee hours for our early morning departure to Toulouse. From here we took a four hour bus drive up into the Pyrenees to the tiny country of Andorra...known pretty much soley for its snow resorts and tax free shopping. The country only covers and area of around 480 square kilometres with a population of 82000 and http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-236123.html We left early Monday morning for what should have been a 6 hour journey to Andorrarsquos capital Andorra la Vella. As it turns out online directions in Europe are just as crap as they are in America we ended up relying on my map reading skills to get us there. Needless to say we made some wrong turns and added a couple of hours onto our trip...The drive was lovely though. Andorra reminded m http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-229018.html Andorra is a super small country nestled between Spain and France. We figured that we might not ever make it to Andorra in the future so why not see it now We headed to a small ski down called Arsinal. Unlike the Spanish coast the tourist ski season had not yet begun because there was no snow. It was just really cold We had a hard time finding a place to eat on the first night so we had ou http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-224208.html Went to Barcelona....The direct night train hotel from Paris was so freakin expensive even with a railpass so I actually took a night train to a border city then another high speed train down to Barcelona....and cost only 15 of the hotel train...haaaaBarcelona Gaudi without him Barcelona will not be the same I LOVE THIS CITY just by first sight...I remember Sevilla wa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-223851.html So having breezed through a delightful Portugal we exited back into Espania. Our plan was to head east to Barcelona and what ever we discovered enroute then good luck. Our first stop was Salamanca and as it was raining we only stopped one night. The next morning another English couple now living in France were stuck in the mud so Rob assisted them to get out. As they were stuck good n proper we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-222562.html Dad and I decided to go on a last minuite ski holiday. Booked it the night before. I love skiing its one of the things I really enjoy doing. When I ski i love pushing myself to always ski better. Theirs always a run thats more challenging always something to learn. In your head theirs always the fear thats what keeps you alive. Andorra was nice we went their for 7 days. The town itself is a typ http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-195949.html It may be the weather the time of the year and the relative lack of a crowd. But Andorra la Vella just seems like the most peaceful place imaginable. Beautifully squeezed into the valley the little town just seems to live its own life. Despite the tourists. Summertime doesn't really offer a whole lot of activities except for dutyfree cheap shopping. But it's the perfect place for the back http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-194877.html After a bit of unguided touring of the majority of the roads that lead into and out of Valencia I finally managed to arrive at the rendezvous point where I was due to meet up with Ricardo the world famous protechnician to be escorted to his fireworks factory. He now thinks that I'm a little insane after his questioning a little along the lines of you come to Spain drive into Valencia with no h http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-163118.html I hope youve been practicing your Catalan. Yes the only country in the whole wide world where the official language is Catalan. But its OK French Spanish or English will get you around no worries Another interesting thing is that out of the population of around 80000 Spanish make up 37 Andorran 34 and French around 15 the Andorran population is outnumbered by the Spanish. Ye http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/La-Vella/blog-140413.html Now I am not a fan of packaged holidays at all as i generally like to get a flight and just go and figure it out when i am there. So given i love skiing and hav'nt been since i went to bulgaria in 2005 i wasnt going to turn down the opportunity.Myself and KT Gaz Jen and Chris Nic headed off to Manchester airport to get a flight to Tolouse in France where we would then get a transfer to Arins http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-137788.html well this brings back memories adding an entry to the blog as its been over a year nowIve been in Andora for 6 days now but feels a lot longer as have done so much.All in all there are 11 of us in a group and its been a blast. The skiing has been unbelievable and we were lucky to have a huge snow fall just before we arrived. Ski school was great every day from 101pm then lunch and back on the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Andorra/blog-132445.html