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Crossing the Severn Bridge and Into the New Year
Dec 31, 2009
Two suspension bridges connect England to Wales. It’s a stormy, exposed stretch and I’ve never quite brought myself to…
Archive for December, 2009
Home for Christmas?
Dec 24, 2009
With Christmas looming so close on the horizon we’ve almost tripped over it, many travellers are thinking of – if not actually almost at - home. Where exactly home is, however, slips through your fingers like chocolate melting on a summer’s day in Seville. There is No Place Like Home Cate, from the Caffeinated Traveller, remembers Dorothy [...]
Crema Catalana: When Burning Food Is Good
Dec 23, 2009
Crema catalana is often described as a Catalan crème brûlée, a dessert with a rugged, citrus twist on the delicate French classic. But don’t be fooled by the apparent resilience of this custard dish. The…
The Blogger, the Coast and the Segway.
Dec 21, 2009
It’s an ominous start to the day: dragging 40 kilos of equipment through Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. We are a group of travel bloggers; the demonic machine, the Segway.
Run, Santa, Run!
Dec 18, 2009
A festive “Photo Friday” this week and all in the name of a good cause. Special thanks go to traveller Tim Harrison for these photos, taken from the Santa Run for Disability SnowSport UK. You’ve missed it for this year, but if the thought of dressing up like Father Christmas and pounding the streets [...]
Stepping Across Stones
Dec 15, 2009
The monks who chose to settle here must have had an eye for beauty and antennae for peace, and it’s hard to imagine a more restful place for those…
The Frog, the Astronaut and the Sore Neck
Dec 11, 2009
Spain, like many European countries, has plenty of cathedrals.
But how many have an astronaut in their delicately-carved stone?
Finding Freedom
Dec 07, 2009
On Saturday I discovered one of my favourite things in a city – a free art gallery. Better yet, a gallery that also hosts dance performances, and that’s where I caught up with Claire Cunningham and José Agudo in their joint project, 4m2.
Sparks Fly in Seville
Dec 01, 2009
Sparks fly in Seville – and it’s all in the name of love, eternity and structural maintenance.
For a few years now,
