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  • Castell de Sant Mori It’s not everyday you get to stay in luxury villas in Spain, let alone a castle. Unless you’re Mariano Sanz. He owns this one — the Castell de Sant Mori in Spain. Inhabited at one point by Juana Enríquez, Queen consort of Aragon, and much later...

    Photo Friday: Castell de Sant Mori, Spain

    Posted on June 14, 2013 | 11 Comments
    Castell de Sant Mori It’s not everyday you get to stay in luxury villas in Spain, let alone a castle. Unless you’re Mariano Sanz. He owns this one — the Castell de Sant Mori in Spain. Inhabited at one point by Juana Enríquez, Queen consort of Aragon, and much later...

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  • Salvador Dali House Museum, Port Lligat, Cadaques, Spain One of the more infamous episodes involving Salvador Dali concerns the colossal falling out with his father. Years after Mrs. Dali had passed, a young Salvador scribbled “Parfois je crache par plaisir sur le portrait de ma mère” (sometimes I spit with...

    The House That Dali Built

    Posted on May 4, 2013 | 18 Comments
    Salvador Dali House Museum, Port Lligat, Cadaques, Spain One of the more infamous episodes involving Salvador Dali concerns the colossal falling out with his father. Years after Mrs. Dali had passed, a young Salvador scribbled “Parfois je crache par plaisir sur le portrait de ma mère” (sometimes I spit with...

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  • Windoor Real Fly, Empuriabrava, Girona, Spain I learned a lot about the Costa Brava region during my time in Spain. Little facts like Salvador Dali used to live there, there’s a restaurant where every dish incorporates edible flowers, and “Costa Bravans” sure do like their anchovies. Smithsonian Magazine even dubs part...

    Tunnel Vision: The Indoor Skydiving Experience

    Posted on April 23, 2013 | 28 Comments
    Windoor Real Fly, Empuriabrava, Girona, Spain I learned a lot about the Costa Brava region during my time in Spain. Little facts like Salvador Dali used to live there, there’s a restaurant where every dish incorporates edible flowers, and “Costa Bravans” sure do like their anchovies. Smithsonian Magazine even dubs part...

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  • La Calendula Restaurant, Girona, Spain I’ve admitted in the past I’m not much of a foodie – eating for me leans more towards necessity than indulgence (says the guy who ate a rat.) So during a recent blogger trip to Spain with Charming Villas Catalonia, when we were told we’d be going to visit a...

    Stop and…Eat the Roses?

    Posted on April 18, 2013 | 31 Comments
    La Calendula Restaurant, Girona, Spain I’ve admitted in the past I’m not much of a foodie – eating for me leans more towards necessity than indulgence (says the guy who ate a rat.) So during a recent blogger trip to Spain with Charming Villas Catalonia, when we were told we’d be going to visit a...

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  • The Tree of Life in Bahrain Evil Me instantly thinks, “This is it? A scraggly pile of sticks rising up out of the sand?”  Good Me thinks,  “But it’s a 400-year old tree, in the middle of the Bahrain desert, with no known source of water. That’s kinda cool. Isn’t it?...

    The Good Me/Evil Me Take on The Tree of Life in Bahrain

    Posted on April 11, 2013 | 15 Comments
    The Tree of Life in Bahrain Evil Me instantly thinks, “This is it? A scraggly pile of sticks rising up out of the sand?”  Good Me thinks,  “But it’s a 400-year old tree, in the middle of the Bahrain desert, with no known source of water. That’s kinda cool. Isn’t it?...

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  • I’d secretly love to catch a glimpse into life in Saudi Arabia, but with my big mouth and liberal leanings, this is probably as close as I’m going to get — the King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia with Bahrain. For a mere 2 Bahraini dinars (about 5 bucks) anyone...

    From Bahrain to Saudi Arabia on the King Fahd Causeway

    Posted on April 8, 2013 | 51 Comments
    I’d secretly love to catch a glimpse into life in Saudi Arabia, but with my big mouth and liberal leanings, this is probably as close as I’m going to get — the King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia with Bahrain. For a mere 2 Bahraini dinars (about 5 bucks) anyone...

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  • Ahhh…Britain. The very word conjures up visions of regal pomp, high tea, and royal scandal. But it’s not all high brow hoopla, there are plenty of offbeat and off-the-wall attractions if you do a little digging, and no where is this more evident than in Britain’s museums. While it still...

    5 Quirky British Museums

    Posted on March 27, 2013 | 4 Comments
    Ahhh…Britain. The very word conjures up visions of regal pomp, high tea, and royal scandal. But it’s not all high brow hoopla, there are plenty of offbeat and off-the-wall attractions if you do a little digging, and no where is this more evident than in Britain’s museums. While it still...

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  • Janabiya Royal Camel Farm Bahrain They’re ornery and malodorous, gangly and awkward. Sometimes called “The Ship of the Desert” but more appropriately “A Horse Designed by a Committee,” the legendary dromedary (that’s a one-hump camel for us lay folk) can be found in droves at the Janabiya Royal Camel Farm in...

    Camel Gazing at the Royal Camel Farm Bahrain

    Posted on March 25, 2013 | 25 Comments
    Janabiya Royal Camel Farm Bahrain They’re ornery and malodorous, gangly and awkward. Sometimes called “The Ship of the Desert” but more appropriately “A Horse Designed by a Committee,” the legendary dromedary (that’s a one-hump camel for us lay folk) can be found in droves at the Janabiya Royal Camel Farm in...

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  • I love camping. I really do. But as I get older, the call of a comfy mattress and running water are just too hard to ignore. That’s why I think I’d make a pretty awesome “caravaner” (thats what the Brits call it) — drive my little trailer/caravan/camper to the lake/ocean/campground...

    Unique and Unusual Caravans

    Posted on March 5, 2013 | No Comments
    I love camping. I really do. But as I get older, the call of a comfy mattress and running water are just too hard to ignore. That’s why I think I’d make a pretty awesome “caravaner” (thats what the Brits call it) — drive my little trailer/caravan/camper to the lake/ocean/campground...

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  • If you’re one of the poor unfortunate souls in Dubai who doesn’t drive a Land Rover and rely instead on public transportation to get around, you’re in luck – you won’t have to stick to the sidewalk in the midday heat after all — Dubai has a series of air-conditioned...

    Dubai: Land of Air-Conditioned Bus Stops

    Posted on February 21, 2013 | 22 Comments
    If you’re one of the poor unfortunate souls in Dubai who doesn’t drive a Land Rover and rely instead on public transportation to get around, you’re in luck – you won’t have to stick to the sidewalk in the midday heat after all — Dubai has a series of air-conditioned...

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