He was born in Figueres Spain on May 11 1904. He spent a good portion of his life in this part of Spain and the Spanish are proud to have him as a native son. If you haven’t guessed by the named of this post, Salvador Dali is who we are talking about.
In this northern [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2009 by dianagene
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EXTREME. The word in itself draws comparisons. And unless specific quantitative measures are applied, it becomes subjective relying on the perceptions of the one using the word. Therefore, when I say Barcelona is EXTREME, I will qualify it for you by saying I mean it is, at the same time, two ends of the spectrum. [...]
Posted on May 28th, 2009 by dianagene
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If you go to Gibraltar and turn you head left, you can see Africa. And while this portion of our travel blog is about Europe, we are going to take a very brief and small jump into another continent and tell you all about the day we went to Africa. Tangier to be exact.
This North [...]
Posted on May 25th, 2009 by dianagene
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This planet is a funny place. The predominant intelligent species, homo sapien, is equally funny. Of all the fertile valleys and plains one can choose to inhabit and because of their life supporting characteristics, should perhaps be idealized, we instead get all excited about a rock. A big rock mind you, but still it is [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2009 by dianagene
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Andalucia has so many things to offer the traveler. One of which is the terrain itself and what the inhabitants have made of it over the centuries.
Between the southern coast and the plains of the interior runs a rugged mountain range. Through the ages, villages centered around defensible look-outs grew. Their residents made their [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by dianagene
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