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Read more about our previous destination, Rio de Janeiro, in the following blog post: Around the World Trip: Exploring Rio de Janeiro's Icons We landed safely in Vitória after a short flight. Gustavo's sister came to the airport and picked us up. The other half of the group stayed with Gustavo's friend from Madrid. She …
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In 2007 we visited Venezuela for the third time. As on our previous visits we had an incredible time in this beautiful country. Please read the first part of our 2007 visit here: Venezuelan Adventures - From Caracas to Morrocoy, Coro and Valencia Flying from Caracas to Canaima Back in Caracas we started our second …
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17 years ago that we visited Venezuela for the third time. We spent two weeks travelling in the country. Our itinerary was as follows: By rental car: Stay in the Morrocoy National Park Stop in the Venezuelan desert - Los Médanos de Coro Short visit of the city of Coro Visit of the city of …
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Last Updated on December 23, 2024 Last week (March 2018) we went skiing with our German friends from Dortmund, Ingo and Peter. They arrived on Saturday by plane and the next day we took a rental car to drive to our destination: Baqueira-Beret in the Catalan Pyrenees. After a four hours drive we could check …
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Last update: December 22, 2024 Hike from Cornudella de Montsant to Siurana During our summer 2018 in Barcelona we did a couple of out of town trips and discovered beautiful areas in Catalonia. As Michael read how amazing the Priorat area was supposed to be we decided to rent a car and drive there on …
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Update December 21, 2024: When we visited Rio it was before the city hosted the World Cup 2014. We did not notice much but heard from some locals that certain areas had already changed in preparation for the big event. The price level seemed rather expensive when exchanging Euros for Reals in 2010 and indeed …
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In July 2023 we visited a wonderful place about 350 km away from Barcelona: The old train station of Canfranc. It is located in a picturesque valley of the Pyrenees Mountains in Aragón at an height of 1200 meters above sea level. The train station was constructed in 1928 and after years of having been …
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Update: December 19, 2024 Even after nearly 7 years our visit to Yosemite is still very present. It definitely left an everlasting impression on us. Though we have seen many places in this world Yosemite certainly ranks among the top places that we have visited. I would definitely love to go back and spend more …
Modernism - or in Catalan Modernisme - is an art and literature movement that was primarily connected to Catalonia and Barcelona in the period from approximately 1880-1915. In the context of the rapid development and urban changes during the industrial revolution the Catalan elite - politicians, bourgeoisie and rich entrepreneurial families - intensified their efforts …
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Update December 17, 2024 Nearly 15 years ago we embarked on our around the world trip. As our One World Airline Ticket started in London we had to fly from Amsterdam-Schiphol to London-Heathrow. Michael had researched the perfect route during many hours of meticulous preparation so that after our extensive travelling we would become frequent …
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