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our Read of the Week: Camino de Santiago in 20 Days
from member Randall St. Germain:
Funny, touching, and inspiring! A book about really walking the Camino de Santiago!
Perhaps it was the onset of middle-age or just too much diet cola, but in the Spring of 2010, Canadian boy, Randall St. Germain felt c
on our blog: the Genal Valley, an under-the-radar gem in Andalusia
by David Nuyen Bet you didn’t imagine there was much in Spain that was still undiscovered! But this valley south of Ronda and just 40 minutes from the Costa del Sol definitely qualifies. It’s lightly developed, with 15 traditional “white villages,”
on our blog: the 60th annual San Sebastián Int'l Film Festival starts tomorrow
The 60th San Sebastián International Film Festival will take place September 21 to 29 in Spain's northern Basque region. The primary focus of Spain’s A-list festival is to serve as a showcase for each year's most innovative films. The festival see
Read more…Now on our blog: a journey through Alicante & Andalusia
FROM ALICANTE TO MALAGA. The journey starts with a heavy walk. I am in Alicante, the south Spanish city along the Mediterranean, which has an old fortress looming on a hilltop, which I attempt to climb. The fortress is called Castillo Santa Bárbara.
Read more…Now on our blog: César Manrique's Lanzarote. Do your know anything about either of them?
Dry, fiery and dramatic: the landscapes of the Spanish island of Lanzarote are like no other. Born through volcanic eruptions millennia ago, the northernmost of the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa has since been sculpted by the hands of M
Read more…Madrid-Barajas' T4 to become the world's most user-friendly airport terminal?
Traveling to Spain soon? You'll be happy to know that Iberia has launched a high-tech program to make Madrid's Terminal 4 the world's most user-friendly airport terminal. Here's how we're doing it.
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Recommendations for Spain hotels?
A Tripatini member is seeking 4-star suggestions in several Spanish cities. If you'd like to help, please reply at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.
¡Muchas gracias!
Going Local in Gran Canaria
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NOT JUST A SUNNIER BLACKPOOL? GET THE REAL STORY ABOUT
MOVING TO GRAN CANARIA FROM AN 'EXPAT LOCAL'
If you are considering setting up home in Gran Canaria, then surely you would want to get
the the scoop from a professional expa
Hotel Prices Are Up. And Down
eTurboNews reports that hotel prices have zoomed up and down in major cities, including some surprises in Spain.
They're up almost 25% in Zurich, 20% in Sydney, 17% in Rio, and around 10% in several European cities.
Hotel prices are down 28% in Cape
Read more…Walking in Spain
Looking for one-day hikes (or overnight if I can stay in a town/village) in the Alpujarras region and the far northeast of Spain (eastern Pyrenees and/or Costa del Sol environs) - any and all suggestions welcome.
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Mallorca car hire
Anyone have suggestions for a reliable but good priced car hire company in Mallorca?
Read more…Whoops -- wrong link for the Costa del Sol question
Sorry, she posted her question in the Media Only group.
Read more…World Travel Market - invitation to travel professionals to submit questions about Accessible Travel
Hi to everyone
I am presenting a seminar at the 2010 World Travel Market (London on Thursday 11th November) related to issues about the accessible travel market for the disabled.
In order to make this a truely interactive seminar and not a sales
Read more…ALMERIA, Spain's best kept secret..
Step in the footprints of Steven Spielberg, find out where he filmed Indiana Jones. Visit the Western Towns where Sergio Leone shot the westerns 'The good, the bad and the ugly' and 'for a view dollars more' ...
Read more…Andalusia/Costa del Sol & Ceuta/Melilla
Widely promoted these days in its Spanish spelling, Andalucía, the country's sprawling, largely arid south is the land of ¡olé! Andalusia is what many non-Spaniards think of as "quintessential" Spain: flamenco, bullfighting, olive groves, and sleepy
Read more…Asturias
This small, lush, mountainous principality on north Spain's Bay of Biscay is a deliciously under-the-radar haven for savvy travelers fascinated by so many things, including history (with plenty of sites dating back to Visigothic, Celtic, and even pre
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