Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 1390

One bedroom apartment in the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona One bedroom apartment in the Gothic Quarter that was redecorated in February of 2004. It´s a first floor, 50m2 apartment with high ceilings (3.6m) which give it a very spacious feel, one bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom, air conditioning and heating. In the bedroom there are two single beds with a wardrobe, desk and a balcon looking onto the street. The balconies have double doors to avoid any noise comming in from the street. In the living room there is a sofa (190 x 135), which can be converted into a double bed, t.v and table and chairs. The kitchen is equipped with an oven, washing machine, hobs for cooking, dishes, cutlery etc. There is a nice size bathroom with a shower unit. The landlord also provides ... read more

Marty, Mr Electronic Superstar, has been given the opportunity to be a member of the Swiss America’s Cup Team, Alinghi, working from Valencia until mid 2007. So where do ya think the first place in Spain was going to be that I would visit? Friday off work, and out to Gatwick I go. A very uneventful plane ride later, I land at the sunny little airport to find Marty awaiting my arrival, having taken time out of his busy schedule. Off we toddled to the Tryp Oceanic, the hotel that Alinghi were housing him in. Very nice place, with great views of some of the newer, very cool, buildings. Marty shot back to work while I set off on my own to explore the city. Few photos and a good wander later, we met up back ... read more

Hello and welcome to Mark and Gills travel journal. Apologies to all who expected this site to be running months ago, but as most of you will appreciate we're not the most organised of people! We started our 'journey' in Spain, spending 4 weeks in Algodonales, in the south, and then travelling around the coast for 2 weeks. While in 'Algo' we spent 3 weeks with Fly Spain (in conjunction with Lijar Sur - Spanish school), and qualified (thanks Rob and José) with a 'Para-pro 3' paragliding pilot rating, (equivalent to elementary and club pilot in England for anyone interested). For anyone considering paragliding we'd recommend this region of Spain and the school. Set in the Grazelema national park with 3,500 ft mountains, the flying is amazing. We completed our course with a number of breath ... read more

......now it´s time for the real thing!! We just have to get the last minute bits and pieces packed away and then try to have a good nights sleep. It´s going to be a very long day tomorrow. Our first flight is from Malaga to Heathrow then on to New York. Then an early morning flight to San Jose, Costa Rica. Then I think we will spend the day hanging in a hammock to recover:) The first real installment of this blog will come from San Jose. So, stay tuned..... ... read more

Hi All- We spent this weekend on our first out of the UK trip, Barcelona! Since I studied in Spain 3 years back, I've been dying to go back. So, since it was my birthday and I got to pick the destination, we went and had a great time. We lucked out and stayed in a really great hostel (the Sun and Moon) right on Las Ramblas, which is kind of the main drag there, full of shops, street performers, etc. We ate tapas and paella, drank Sangria, went down to the beach, and went to see some awesome sights. I think my favorite was Guell Park, which is a park dedicated to Gaudi and is said to be Gaudi's architexture in garden form. It was beautiful and we took tons of pictures. (Kia-it reminded me ... read more