Tag: spain
Barcelona
The Barcelona of my expectations turned out to be a bit different to the Barcelona in reality.
Granada and the Alhambra
Find a corner away from the mass of tourists and imagine yourself here in the fifteenth century.
El Torcal
El Torcal is a nature reserve west of the Poniente and above the town of Antequera. It is one of Europe’s most outstanding examples of Karst topography. There are three trails from which visitors can choose. J and I arrived relatively early on a very busy day. It was actually hard to leave the park …
La Flor de mi Secreto (the Flower of my Secret)
Almodóvar’s nod to the future offers ample evidence of the director’s growing maturity.
Solas
Director: Benito Zambrano Spain, 1999 Ten minutes into Solas, I was steeling myself against the grim conclusion to which this film would inevitably descend. But I was wrongfooted by the virtuosity of the characters as they began to discover their own strengths. Solas presents Spain without the colour of Almodovar, the mystery of Amenábar or …
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Matthew Herbert Big Band
A right Herbert: but sounds as original as these should be cherished. …
- Originally published: 3 Oct 2008 in Concerts
Don’t Look Now
Has much in common with European cinema. Beautiful images and heavy symbolism but rather cold at its core. …
- Originally published: 19 Apr 2007 in Film
Grand Veymont
A day hike to climb the highest mountain in the Vercors chain, the Grand Veymont at 2,341 metres. …
- Originally published: 9 Jul 2010 in Walking
York
Invaded by legions of Romans, then by hordes of Vikings and finally by masses of tourists. …
- Originally published: 9 May 2008 in UK
SIaS! at the Southwark Rooms
J, J’s sister and fella and I all went down last Saturday to The Southwark Rooms to see the 6 Feet Underground DJs at their second Suck It and See! night. It …
- Originally published: 21 Sep 2005 in Concerts
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not the Princeton curator, the US senatorial candidate, the Kentuckian pastor or the journalist from Arizona. In fact, I work as a consultant in User Experience and Information Design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Ellezelloise Hercule.