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Even before we left, I knew that I want to come back to Granada. It’s such a beautiful city. So much greenery, colourful gardens, nice plazas to hangout. The city is small enough that you can walk everywhere. Within the city, there are many gardens known as carmens. Some are open to the public for […]
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I knew nothing of the Alhambra before arriving in Granada. Our Airbnb host was very emphatic that we must visit the main attraction of the city. Later I learn that the Alhambra is the most visited attraction in Spain. By the time I looked into getting tickets directly from the Alhambra website, there were none […]
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so back when i was hunting for graffiti areas in granada to walk though i came up with lots of suggestions to check out the windy roads of the albaicin, the old moorish quarter. our airbnb host also gave us a map that, shockingly, had points of interest around town with small thumbnails of graffiti […]
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from our taxi ride departing the barcelona airport into the city, spain has offered up a smorgasboard of street art. over the span of the four cities we visited, i’ve grown fonder and fonder of spain. each of the cities have their own charm and the streets are the best way to see it up […]
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so our first dinner in spain was a must-do in the form of tapas. we ended up at cerveceria catalana and had a great meal with a few wobbly-pops to the tune of 40 euro. not cheap but not breaking the bank either. with the countless restaurant reviews i’ve sifted through since we’ve been in […]
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another culture shock element for us here… the street hawker. in asia, the land of enterprising people, selling fake goods seems like a right of passage. the giant malls (rundown buildings that have been out of maintenance for years) comprised of stalls where you can buy almost anything humanly imaginable from shoes to panties to […]
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so over our 12 days in spain, we’ve had to make a few adjustments from life in asia. nothing groundbreaking but these were some of the things we’ve noticed on a daily basis. keep in mind that neither of us have been in europe for almost a year and a half so. i also think […]
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my limited knowledge of spanish culture has lead me to believe that they eat tapas for every meal. idiotic and ignorant but that’s me most of the times. it was a glorious discovery to find out that there are many affordable lunches to be had if you ask for the meal of the day, aka […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. granada (airbnb, centro, 4 nights), sevilla (airbnb, macarena, 4 nights) q. favourite meal a. our last meal in sevilla. the food for both granada and sevilla has been great from start to finish but our last night had a slew of great dishes with […]
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jojo: what do i like? -graffiti. have yet to see too much by way of foot but i saw alley upon alley during our bus ride into the city center. they even have areas marked off on guide maps. i’ve come across multiple blogs that rave about this city being a mecca for street art. […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. barcelona (airbnb, sant just desvern, 4 nights), madrid (airbnb, chueca, 4 nights), granada (airbnb, centro, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. takos al pastor in madrid. maybe it was the 3.5 months that i’ve been without one. maybe it’s because they’re mexican-made soft shell […]
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