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Five cool and popular nightspots in Madrid

The Spanish capital is one of the most vibrant cities in Europe, with so many attractions to see and things to do that it’s complicated to know where to start. Which to choose and which to discard is a complicated [...]

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Bucket List: La Tomatina

After getting far too excited about my upcoming trip to Europe (currently making my way there, in Mongolia at the mo) I’m trying to tick off some more bucket list activities. Running of the Bulls is high up on my list for [...]

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Why Menorca is the Best of the Balearics

When it comes to the Balearic Islands, everyone has their favourite. Party animals like Ibiza for its crazy nightlife, families like Majorca for its bustling friendly beach resorts, Formentera attracts nudists (hey, I’m not judging!) and I just so happen [...]

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What to do on a rainy day in Barcelona

Encountering rain on your holidays is something very annoying, especially if you go to a city like Barcelona where you expect good weather and sun to be reigning in the skies. However, it does rain in Barcelona and here are [...]

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The Metro Guide to Barcelona

Barcelona has an extensive metro network that takes you everywhere in the city at a very small price. Here’s a guide and route of landmarks and sites in Barcelona that you can get to by using the city’s underground system, [...]

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The Canary Islands explained

Time for another geography lesson folks! I was getting frustrated at someone from an unnamed country (I’m sure you can guess) and their sheer lack of understanding about the geography of Europe, then I took a step back and realised [...]

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Barrios in Madrid

The Spanish capital, like all big cities, has different districts, ‘barrios’ in Spanish, that are totally different to one another where you can find all sorts of different things. Here are some of the most important ones and what you [...]

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Climbing Mount Teide, Spain’s Highest Mountain

After climbing Kilimanjaro, checking out Mount Fuji, hiking up Mount Kinabalu  and trekking to Everest base camp, I’m starting to get a thing for mountains, so the next one I’ll be taking on is Mount Teide in Tenerife, Spain in [...]

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5 Best Football Matches to Watch Around the World

Traveling the world is a awesome, traveling the world and watching football (soccer to you yanks) is even better. I’m a massive football fan and whether it’s pretending to be a scout at a Kenyan premier league game (long story) [...]

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Madrid bars and clubs

Madrid nightlife, its lively streets and the Spanish way of having fun have become known worldwide through the so called movida and Pedro Almodovar’s movies. Nevertheless if you ask a 40 year old madrileño about it, he would try to [...]

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Barcelona – The Mecca for Ham

One of Spain’s food specialties is known to be Iberian Ham, in the native language known as Jamón ibérico or pata negra. There are many different types depending on the region, how long it was cured, what type of pig [...]

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Get off the Traveller Trail and Explore the Canary Islands

Travellers love an adventure. Whether to you this means spending days camping out in the wilds of the Amazon rainforest, trekking to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro or simply trying to cross the road in Vietnam, it can be hard [...]

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Christmas in Madrid – Cortylandia

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us and the decorations are an essential part of the Christmas season. Everywhere you look you will see festive lights and on the big public squares big Christmas tree are set [...]

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Partying in Spain: Island or Mainland?

Spain has more than its fair share of beaches, cities and party hotspots. The difference though between this country and others is that these partying Mecca’s are not found in or around the same place or dominated by one big [...]

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Top 5 Things to Do in Madrid

Warm culture, amazing architecture and sexy Spaniards, Madrid is a city that everyone needs to visit once in their life. Spain’s capital is full of awesome things to seedo, and whether you’re looking for some banging bars or a rustic [...]

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3 Restaurants for Thai and Pinoy Food in Barcelona

Visiting a foreign place it is part of getting to know the culture and in the case of Barcelona one simply can’t leave without having eaten at a great seafood restaurant. I have lived in 3 Barcelona apartments , I [...]

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5 Best Things to see in Menorca

Ibiza and Mallorca may steal all the limelight, but they also steal most of the package tourists so while those guys are all lined up on 10 million sun beds on the a crowded beach, you can explore the less [...]

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3 Cities Not to Miss When You’re in Spain (forget Madrid and Barcelona!)

Spain attracts far too man package tourists and not nearly enough travelers considering the wealth of sights they have to offer. So I’m gonna go out on a limb and  say forget Madrid and Barcelona and check out these 3 [...]

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Europe to Africa by Boat

Crossing countries by land is a cool thing to do, crossing continents? Even cooler! Here’s a quick look at escaping Europe and heading into Africa without taking a flight. If your heart is set on arriving in Africa by boat [...]

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Bucket List: Running of the Bulls

Straight to the top 10 in my bucket list is the ‘Running of the Bulls’, held in Pamplona, Spain each year from the 6th to the 14th of July. What is the ‘Running of the Bulls’? Held in a few [...]

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Best 5 nightclubs in Ibiza

Temples, treks and tigers are all well and good when you’re on the road. But sometimes you just need to cut loose and party. With new party hot spots popping up all around the world, it can be tough to [...]

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