Category Archives: Europe

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England in Summer

Posted on 1 August 2010 by k

I know what you’re thinking…surely, you must think this headline is sensationalistic But for the first time since we arrived in England, we’ve experienced what a good summer in London has to offer! Sunny days, mild nights, little to no … Continue reading →

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Life in Barcelona: Favourite Places

Posted on 24 April 2010 by k

Every guide book seems to start with the line ‘with the advantage of hindsight, every trip could be made better, so our goal is to give you the insights that a traveler would have upon passing through a town before’. … Continue reading →

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Food in Barcelona

Posted on 23 April 2010 by k

Spain is one big ‘YUM’! Between the jamon, chorizo, paella, tortilla, pan con tomate, pinchos, it’s hard to take a breath. Add to that that Barcelona has at least one of every other sort of restaurant imaginable and we found … Continue reading →

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Donostia San Sebastian: A ‘Kimberly-Style’ Theme Park

Posted on 22 April 2010 by k

No…San Sebastian isn’t ‘really’ a theme park. But, in my world, it fits the bill… The city, with a native population of around 180k, is smallish compared to Barcelona and London. It’s situated on a lovely Bay along Spain’s North … Continue reading →

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The Ash Cloud

Posted on 21 April 2010 by k

After 4 weeks away in sunny Spain, we were meant to fly back to real life on Saturday, 17 April. As luck would have it, our flight was cancelled and we had to brave it Spain for yet another week…I … Continue reading →

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Barcelona: Bird’s Eye View

Posted on 21 April 2010 by k

Wow…how far we’ve come! It’s incredible to think that a month ago we could speak only in the present tense Now, a month and four tenses later, we’re well on our way to being able to carry on a semi-normal … Continue reading →

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Spanish Sentence Mapping…my personal hell!

Posted on 7 April 2010 by k

Rough day. Ugh. I’m a perfectionist. And I like to feel that I can hold my own…I think this is true of most of us. Today, I couldn’t and didn’t hold my own in Spanish class and felt a bit … Continue reading →

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