by cwells | 2014-06-16 | Culture, Holiday, Pix, Walking
I have to admit it… the Spanish idea of siesta is pretty awesome. After Montmartre, both Ron and I were tired, and decided to get some sleep before heading out on an evening walk that was filled with the sights of the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysee. In...
by cwells | 2014-06-12 | Air, Pix, Travel, Walking
One of my dearest friends, Ron, was visiting Paris for work, and I was able to find a super cheap price on an airline to go see him. With only two days to see some typical Parisian sights together, we chose our first expedition to include Montmartre and Sacre Coeur....
by cwells | 2014-06-10 | Culture, Food, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
My friend Angela turned me onto a Feria de Tapas about five blocks from my flat that is part of an annual degustation event. She works later in the evening, so I was able to join her after work for an hour or so. As you can see, the crowd is quite intense, and it was...
by cwells | 2014-05-30 | Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
About five blocks away from my house, there is a park that used to be part of the Sultan’s garden when the Moors inhabited Valencia. Yes, that was centuries ago, but the palace grounds have been kept up extremely well, with some ruins of the previous structures...
by cwells | 2014-05-15 | Air, Car, Pix, Spain, Travel, Walking
Recently, I decided to join some friends for a long weekend adventure to Karlsruhe, Germany. While we were there to celebrate Xavi’s 40th birthday, we also had a day to see Strasbourg, France. It was an excellent way to spend an otherwise gloomy day. While I...
by cwells | 2014-05-13 | Air, Car, Culture, Expat, Spain, Train, Travel, Valencia, Walking
Gentle readers, I am constantly amazed at the size of the expat community here in Valencia. As I slowly build my own community of friends and family-away-from-home, I think it is important to share some of the ways that I have found people that I enjoy meeting. The...
