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Bar Hopping in La Ciudad Dorada Europe » Spain » Salamanca By Addy and JaneApril 27th 2007Adam and Jane So the plan was to head to Lisbon, Portugal from Sevilla. As many travellers can relate to, sometimes when you are relying on public transport, things often do not go to plan. But these little detours quite often reveal a place that will pleasantly suprise you, and Salamanca was one of these places. It is a truly beautiful city, and thanks to the huge university is home to many great bars and is always buzzing. One of the highlights for me (suprise, suprise) was visiting the Cathedral Nuevo, finished in 1733 and took 220 years to build. I am sometimes a li... read more

I just wanted to start out by giving an overview of places I have been: Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas with roots in Afghanistan and Germany. Where have I gone? A few trips to Germany to visit aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents with travels in the car and train to France, Austria, and Venice, Italy. It is always an adventure to be driving in a country in which no one in the car knows the language or how to get back to familiarity. But the fun in travel is not knowing what will happen next! A long trip road trip to Canada from San Antonio with my 4 siblings and mom was definitely a memorable experience. I certainly learned a lot of patience being in the car for 3 days. Toronto was an ... read more

Finally, getting to my Athens trip. Even if the blog is not that interesting, I think you find the pictures amazing! I have no second doubts about going to Athens, but I must say, I was a little disappointed with it. I had a great time and had perfect weather, but was surprised by how "desertist" it was. I really thought it was going to be plush and green. Now it was not as desert as Cairo, but just a lot of dust, dirt and sand. But with that said, I had a great time and really enjoyed my visit. If you just want to see Athens, four or five days is almost perfect unless you want to get into all of the facts and details. As for me, four days worked out perfectly and ... read more

url='/Videos/2920.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2920.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'What a cute little squirrel!!!!!!! Hi again. Yes I know so soon. Shock Horror etc... etc... Anyways we actually managed to get out of Surrey the other day. (more shock and horror). And wait... Both Tyson and I together (yet again more shock and horror - please don't mind my sarcasm). Right so on the 25th (and yes I did take a momment to remember Anzac day -unfortuntately I couldn't get to a service but I did spare a momment to remember). Now back to our journey out of Surrey. We went to Tooting in London in order to have an appointment to get our National Insurance Number. As I understand it it's kind of like a combined tax file number and medicare number all in one. But just to make things more difficult ... read more

I get the impression that those charged with the administration of Barcelona care very much about the image of this city. The spotlight has been on this city since it held the Olympic Games in 1992 and it continues to rank highly in the many lists of Europe’s most livable cities. The local police (Mossos) seem to be around every corner and unlike the police I encountered previously in Andalucía these guys seem very very friendly, perhaps not as friendly as the French policewoman last weekend who booked my brother for speeding however you don’t feel threatened by these officers (which isn’t always the case) Food and drink play an important role in the social life of Barceloni. Whether it’s a café solo or café con leche in the morning or a glass of vino ... read more