weekly recap #15 – granada & sevilla
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…
A Work in Process Since 1882
Jojo and I are not huge on cathedrals. When we went to Notre Dame, we quickly decided the interior was not worth the 2 hour wait in the hot sun. Sure we missed seeing the gargoyles but we would rather…
la boqueria, aka the king of markets
so by way of many recomendations, we mapped out our first breakfast to the mercat la boqueria. we were told that it was This place is like Granville Island public market x 20032098948039, food heaven …expectations were high. we started…
the randomness of barceloneta beach
breezy, overcast 18 degree days… what perfect beach weather! we weren’t expecting much but this was the nicest day of our stay in barcelona so we made an outdoor day of it at park guell and the late afternoon walking…
travel lessons – the barcelona edition
our trip in barcelona hasn’t been bad by any stretch of the imagination but i feel we would have had a better time if we had made a few changes. spain in general was an audible that we decided on…
facetime with family in hong kong (and some amazing meals)
the last month has been great as we’ve had the most amount of face time with friends but actually got to spend time with family in hong kong. we were fortunate enough to stay at my uncle’s apartment and had…
The Tightest Pants in the Land
Since arriving in Spain, I’ve noticed that the young guys here wear tight pants. Maybe it’s a European thing or maybe they are skinny enough to carry off the look but it’s definitely a big enough trend that I had…
first 24 hours in granada
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…
weekly recap #14 – barcelona, madrid & granada
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…
first 24 hours in madrid
jojo: what do i like? -more of a big city feel compared to barcelona -although probably more in sheer numbers, it feels like a higher ratio of locals:tourists which change the vibe of the neighbourhoods -more variety for food options…
