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sea 13 2012 Cabo de Gata: snow, the pastor and the lighthouse keeper

For: Javier Brandoli (text and photos)

Cabo de Gata: la nieve, el pastor y el farero

The history of old men who saw snow, a lighthouse keeper at the mist leaves no sleep, a pastor who has never left the park or farmers who depend on a dry swamp. The guts of my favorite place in Spain.

Spain, Europe, A Place in the World

sea 06 2012 Coimbra: the walls of letters

For: Javier Brandoli (text and photos)

The University is like if you observe any, with the city at the foot, to warn residents that are here one after the run. Then, among its narrow streets and steep, the city speaks in its walls filled with messages of rebellion, the default of thinking before he decided to be.

Europe, A Place in the World

feb 14 2012 A route through the charming towns of Segovia

For: Javier Brandoli (text and photos)

Una ruta por los pueblos con encanto de Segovia

Historical towns that retain a spectacular heritage and delicious cuisine. A simple route, easy to do to spend a day or a weekend, in a rural Spain to discover which preserves its past. Enjoy a path of the senses.

Spain, Europe, A Place in the World

Jan 24 2012 Florence: lost in the night

For: Javier Brandoli (text and photos)

That's when you find the sound of your steps solitary narrow cobbled streets. As is, There are even some places where there seems to echo. Curious feeling of walking back to the hotel tired with the constant desire to lose again.

Europe, A Place in the World

December 28 2011 Waterfront: a tourist complexes bobo
For: Javier Brandoli (text and photos)

Waterfront: los complejos de un turista bobo

(...) It's not my place or, I now understand, ceases to be. It's just a good place for a drink without thinking that in Africa the luxury malls are prepared for the rich or imbecility tourists. Remove bias is important to travel and sometimes unfair classism and falsely exercised looking up (...) Por Javier Brandoli.

Africa, Blogs VaP, A Place in the World, A journey through Africa

nov 17 2011 Rascafría: the bridge of forgiveness and the house of the hanged
For: Javier Brandoli

Rascafría: el puente del perdón y la casa de la horca

And is that for those with at least three votes against innocent, the next destination was waiting a mile above, towards the port of Boundaries: the House of Gallows. Death or life depending on the distributers of Justice decided that the prisoner was to turn his steps to the right or left.

Spain, A Place in the World

oct 12 2011 Berna: five centuries of imprisonment for the bears
For: Javier Brandoli (text and photos)

Berna: cinco siglos de prisión para los osos

(...) Is 1513 when the soldiers come home victors of the Battle of Novara carrying a live bear as a trophy. We decide to build an animal enclosure, a pit before the central door (...) French General Brune humiliated in 1798 to the Bernese after taking the city and take all the animals to Paris.

Europe, A Place in the World