Tag: columbus

Barcelona

The Barcelona of my expectations turned out to be a bit different to the Barcelona in reality.

Originally published: 14 Jul 2009 in Europe

Culture and Columbus in the Canaries

We took a short but very welcome trip to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the third week of November. Las Palmas is Spain’s seventh largest city and the administrative capital of the Canary Islands. J and I stayed at the AC Hotel overlooking the Parque Santa Catalina and, further off toward the horizon, the …

Originally published: 3 Dec 2007 in Europe

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Midnight Run

Novelty is always welcome and here's a buddy cop road movie in which the protagonists hate each other! …

  • Originally published: 17 Feb 2007 in Film

A walk in Longdendale

A bleak, depopulated valley on the Manchester side of the Peak District and a symbol of the industrial revolution. …

  • Originally published: 21 Feb 2007 in UK

Caracole Saxo

3/5. Dark gold and just a little cloudy. Lightly floral scent and a touch of something spicy. Very smooth. …

  • Originally published: 7 Jun 2010 in Beer

Bus 174 (Ônibus 174)

A fascinating documentary tracing the circumstances that led one young streetkid to take hostages on a Rio bus. …

  • Originally published: 28 Mar 2007 in Film

The Waterloo battlefield

A walk around the 1815 battlefield near Waterloo with a commentary on the key locations. …

  • Originally published: 6 Jun 2010 in Walking

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