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EuroPride 2019 in Vienna: a truly unique experience
Euro Pride 2019 in Vienna: a truly unique experience Hello everyone! Today I would like to speak to you about an event that took place last week in Vienna. And that event was Euro Pride. For those who don't know, Euro Pride 2019 is a parade which is celebrated in order...
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Route through the coves of crystal clear waters in Beluso (Bueu)
Route through the crystal clear coves in Beluso (Bueu) Hello everyone! Today I'm bringing you another entry in which I will talk about my town: Bueu, in the Rías Baixas area (Galicia). Previously I have spoken to you about some places in this small coastal...
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Azores: four waterfalls you have to visit in San Miguel
Azores: four waterfalls that you have to visit in San Miguel Hello again! Today, I'll continue talking about the Azores islands. Previously I spoke to you about the thermal pools on the island of San Miguel, and you can find the link to read them here. Now, I'm...
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Portmeirion: an enchanting place
Portmeirion: an enchanting place Hello everyone! Here I am, once again. In today's post, I'm going to tell you about my mini-trip to one of the most special places that I have ever been to: Portmeirion. Let's go! Portmeirion is a village situated in North Wales. Its...
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Brussels in 2 days
After an incredible year on British soil, my traveller's heart couldn't, nor wanted to stay still. I wanted more. And the same thing happened to my friend. Before going to study in Lille for a month, we couldn't miss the opportunity to see a little bit of the Belgian...
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Tour through the beaches of Ayia Napa (Cyprus)
Tour through the beaches of Ayia Napa (Cyprus) Hello everyone! How are you doing? Today I want to talk to you about a trip I did to the island of Cyprus at the beginning of June this year, 2019. I was actually mulling over several destinations, like the island of...
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Potato Tortilla
Hellooooo! Bearing in mind that the title of this blog is "Spanish food for dummies", surely a lot of you were hoping I would post the recipe for the principal Spanish dish: the potato tortilla. You had to wait a while, but here is the recipe for my favourite dish in...
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Nature in Bueu: Cabo Udra
Cabo Udra Basic facts Hello everyone! Today I'm going to talk to you about a small cape that's found in my home town, Bueu. Generally, people that visit Rias Baixas, tend to only frequent the Cies Islands, Vigo and Sanxenxo. There are hundreds of other little nooks and...
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Pontevedra: a model of transformation and perfect tourist destination
Hello once again everyone! In today's post I'm going to talk to you about the capital of my province, and both have the same name. For those who've studied Latin, (and for those who haven't!), the place name Pontevedra is Latin (pontis veteris). It refers to an old...
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20 things you have to know about the Cies Islands
The Cies Islands National Park is located in the Pontevedra province, in Rias Baixas. This archipelago has been becoming more and more famous every year, and it's well deserved. Beaches with crystal clear water, white sand, rocky landscapes, fauna, flora, friends,...
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Places to visit during your Erasmus year in Galicia: Vila Nova de Cerveira
In this new series of entries titled "Places to visit during your Erasmus in Galicia" I will keep recommending places that I visited and are in the region of Galicia, or near to one of the university cities. In these entries I will describe and comment on the most...
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The magic of the plazas in Rome
The magic of the plazas in Rome Hello everyone! Today we will continue on our Rome chapter. It's time for the famous "Piazze"'s of the Italian capital to have their turn. Aside from the most famous monuments in Rome, which could be the Colosseum, the Roman forum or the...
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Essential advice for travelling to the Azores
Essential advice for travelling to the Azores Hello everyone! Today I'm bringing you my final post about San Miguel, an island which is part of the archipelago, the Azores. In this entry, I want to give you a few pieces of advice, and I wish I knew about some of them...
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Tour through the High Tatras, Slovakia
Tour through the High Tatras, Slovakia Basic information Hello again everyone! Today we continue on our journey through Slovakia. In this post I will tell you about my first trip to the Tatras. The Tatras Mountains are, without a doubt, one of the most famous tourist...
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45 kilometres of the Slovenian coast that will change your life
Hello, hello! Today I'm bringing you the last post from Slovenia, but the first time on the Adriatic coast. This ocean, which forms part of the Mediterranean Sea, boarders the following countries: Montenegro, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Slovenia....
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Unmissable places to visit in the Azores
Places you cannot afford to miss in the Azores (part 2) Hello again! Today, I will continue with the second part of my previous post: what you can't miss in Sao Miguel, the Azores. In the first part I'll talk to you about 7 places, some very well known and others not so...
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Advice and warnings for travelling to Cyprus
Advice and warnings for travelling to Cyprus Hello everyone! Today I'm bringing you my penultimate post about Cyprus. I would like to give you some advice that I consider to be fundamental if you're planning a visit to this island. Remember that you have more content in...