Barcelona is one of my favourite European cities. Known the world over as the home of Gaudi and Miro, Barcelona boasts some of the…
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Being Salvador Dalí
At the Salvador Dali museums in Costa Brava, nothing is what it seems at first sight. The works of the great master first grab…
The scenic Costa Brava coastal trails
Costa Brava is a stunning coastal region in Catalonia just north of Barcelona. It stretches right up to the border with France where the…
Ten things to do in Asturias
Asturias is a small principality in the northwest of Spain. Squashed between the glistening peaks of the Cantabrian mountains and the Bay of Biscay,…
The pristine beauty of Cap de Creus
The Cap de Creus peninsula in northeastern Catalonia is a rocky, mountainous region of wind-swept slopes covered by thick gorse; quaint coastal villages; and…
Heaven = El Celler de Can Roca
Heaven is what you make it to be. For me, it’s a certain state of mind: moments of heightened consciousness when all my senses…
I did it! I jumped out of a plane!
We stood outside our hotel in awkward silence. I looked around at my friends and felt a mix of tension and excitement. Today was…
Once in a lifetime experiences in Costa Brava
There are blog trips but there will only be one #InCostaBrava blog trip; in my book, the ultimate blog trip. I’ve just returned from…
Art in motion – pouring cider in Asturias
One of the first things any visitor to the principality of Asturias (map) in northern Spain will notice is the abundance of so-called ‘sidrerias’….
