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Catalonia ’
May 26th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
catching Adrian’s eye this week: a new country comes into being – Eswatini – (it used to be Swaziland) the Design Museum in London is named European Museum of the Year and Charlotte Knowlson provides a putdown to two jokey male passengers on her easyJet flight.
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Tags: “Welcome to the Farm.”, Bali, banning short-term lets, Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding, Catalonia, Charlotte Knowlson, Coronation Street tours, Design Museum, Estonian National Museum, Eswatini, Germany, Gili Trawangan, Hawaii, spain, St Lucia, Swaziland, u-Talk, World Animal Protection
Apr 21st, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Its National Tea Day so Adrian settles down with a few tea varieties, (including Russian Caravan) cakes, scones and sandwiches to enjoy himself!
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Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 21st April 2018
Tags: Air bnb, booking.com, Boracay, Cancun, Caribbean, Catalonia, De La Rue, Mexico, National Tea Day, passport printing, Philippines, Portand -OR, Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week, Sant Jordi Festival, spain, Spain in 10 seconds, USA
Mar 22nd, 2018 |
By Frederic de Poligny
Whatever the future of Catalonia, three places – Cadaquès, Figueras and Putbol – will forever stay as Salvador Dali country.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Cadaquès, Catalonia, Figueras, Púbol Castle, Portlligat, Salvador Dali, spain, Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dali
Dec 2nd, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Gingerbread in Tallinn, walking below tigers in Chessington and playing Pokémon GO in Japan are a few of the items that attracted Adrian’s attention this week.
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Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 2nd December 2017
Tags: Catalonia, Chessington World of Adventures, Estonia, Gingerbread Mania, Greece, Japan, London Borough for Culture, Magaluf, Mallorca, Pokemon Go, spain, Taiwan, Tallinn, Tottori, USA
Oct 31st, 2017 |
By The Editor
The recent news stories about Catalonia seem to have had an impact on British tourists booking holidays there.
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Tags: Catalonia, Catalonia independence, Federation of Hostelry and Tourism in Tarragona, holidaying in Catalonia
Jul 8th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Snowball fights, canoeing in tunnels, a stuffed baby elephant and five copies of Stephen Fry’s autobiography attract Adrian’s attention this week.
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Comments Off on Saturday snippets: July 8th 2017
Tags: Bradford, Cartwright Hall, Catalonia, David Hockney, electronic devices in hand luggage, Etihad, Finland, Foulridge Tunnel, Manchester, Mobike, USA, USA entry requirements, Yugigassen
Mar 11th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
I am back from Berlin. Just. I managed to get out just before the airport security staff strike began. here’s a round-up of some of the week’s happenings
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Tags: aircraft legroom, APD, Aqaba, Azure Window, Blue Air, Brecon Beacons National Park, British Airways, Catalonia, Charlotte -NC, Dubai, FCO, Israel, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, MSC Cruises, MSC for Me., Qatar Airways, QSuite, Royal Jordanian Airlines, spain, Sri Lanka
Oct 24th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The Spanish capital has always been playing catch up with Barcelona, but is now enjoying its moment of glory. Kaye Holland shows you the way to go
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Tags: Barcelona, barrio, Buen Retiro Park, Catalonia, Europe, Flamenco, Homestay, Madrid, Malasaña, New York, spain, Strictly, tapas, tapas bars, tavern, Teatro Roya;, X Factor
Feb 23rd, 2014 |
By Natasha Blair
Catalonia in the most northern part of Spain, on the border with France, was the home of the Surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. Whether you love his work or not he is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century.
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Tags: Catalonia, Figueres, Púbol Castle, Portlligat, Salvador Dali, spain
Feb 10th, 2014 |
By The Editor
“Catalonia is establishing itself as a leading tourist destination in Europe and in the world”. That was the statement from a government minister. To most of us this smacks of the “bloomin’ obvious!”
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Comments Off on Homage to Catalonia
Tags: Barcelona, Calella, Catalonia, spain