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Compare the Mercats in Valencia
Right in the middle of downtown Valencia on the city’s central square, side-by-side with the richly ornamented Church of the Santos Joanes … … and opposite the Llotja de la Seda, the old Silk Exchange (recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site), … … you can find a building that rivals those two architectural…
The Wetlands of Valencia
Having followed a dried-out river for our last post, we will today explore a dried-out wetlands preserve. The rain in Spain – the little there has been over the past five years – has, it seems, mainly fallen outside of Valencia, and as a consequence, the Albufera wetlands, a short bus ride to the south…
The Jardin de Turia in Valencia: Celebrating the Past and the Future
Valencia is the third biggest city in Spain, but it is fair to say, I believe, that it struggles at times to be seen in the shadow that is cast by its two larger rivals. Valencia may lead the peloton, but in almost every field from football to film and fashion, Madrid and Barcelona are…
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A City Walk in Christchurch
Guest Post Written by Agata Mleczko, founder and editor of the Null&Full travel blog focused on off-the-beaten-track destinations. She currently lives in Poland, but had lived in Italy for more than 6 years and has traveled to more than 20 countries. She recently visited New Zealand for the first time and became fascinated with this island….
El Chalten – Easy Hikers’ Paradise in Patagonia
Guest Post : Hiking in Patagonia Easy Hiking in El Chalten Tucked away just past the far west end of Lake Viedma in Argentina’s second southern-most province, Santa Cruz, on the other side of the border from Chile’s famous Torres del Paine National Park, is a small town surrounded by mountains and a great place…
The Villarrica Volcano in Pucon Chile
Guest Post: Hiking in Chile Julia Chan has just returned from the adventure of her life, travelling around South America, the South Pacific and South East Asia for 12 months with boyfriend John. Hiking the Villarica Volcano Chile Last year my boyfriend and I had the pleasure of backpacking for a year around 3 continents….