Getaways from Benidorm, Going Beyond the Touristic Places
March 16, 2017
Benidorm is well known for its touristic beaches and high rise hotels, but there is more to do near this Costa Blanca town than meets the eye.
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The most unique places around the world. Stores, plazas, parks and each small, but unique places that we have found.
Benidorm is well known for its touristic beaches and high rise hotels, but there is more to do near this Costa Blanca town than meets the eye.
Continue readingFallingwater was the Kauffman family’s weekend home. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright the home’s details are all inspired by nature and clean lines.
Continue readingThe Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick has been transformed recently by an influx of street art thanks to the Bushwick Collective.
Continue readingThe Balneario de Lanjarón and the hotel, in the province of Granada: a perfect place to relax. The water is well known, and now we know why!
Continue readingUntil 1831, the Protestants who passed away in Malaga were thrown to sea. This changed thanks to the construction of the English Cemetery in Malaga.
Continue readingLa Esquinita del Chupa y Tira is a corner store and a place to enjoy the delicacies of Málaga. You can find it in the neighborhood of La Victoria.
Continue readingEvery year the “Casas Corralones” in Málaga open their doors to show off their famous patios. It’s a great opportunity to learn about local culture and traditions.
Continue readingA magnificent experience in the Hammam Al Andalus, Arab baths right in the center of Málaga that allow us to relax and free our minds.
Continue readingThe Mercado Mediterráneo Balneario is a project which aims to continue the rejuvenation of Baños del Carmen. This is in addition to other projects that we’re about to tell you about.
Continue readingVejer de la Frontera amazed us. Between its beauty and the charming narrow streets, this white village in Cadiz would inspire anyone.
Continue readingThe Picasso Foundation in Malaga allows you to not only see Picasso’s birthplace, but to also attend painting workshops, like I did with Rusko.
Continue readingEl Castillo de Colomares se encuentra en Benalmádena, Málaga y no sorprendió por el detalle y la belleza de su arquitectura.
Continue readingFall in Central Park is one of the most charming moments in New York. The colors of the leaves and the natural beauty between all those skyscrapers truly takes your breath away.
Continue readingThe Zaragoza Expo helped reclaim the water. Today it is a beautiful area where you can walk in between the futurist sculptures
Continue readingPumpkinland is an event sponsored by Green Valley Nursery and Gift every year close to Halloween in nearby Reading Pennsylvania.
Continue readingA full day experiencing the Amish community in Lancaster, PA. A route exploring its culture, history and even a ride in a buggy!
Continue readingThe Alcazaba of Malaga is the most well preserved example of a Moorish citadel in Spain. It is next to another historical site: the Roman Theater.
Continue readingWhile we were walking around the “Paseo de Gracia” in Barcelona, we realized that Casa Batllo offered a program called ‘Magic Nights’. It provides a unique opportunity to learn about the interior architecture, enjoy a drink and listen to live music.
Continue readingTaza Chocolate, in Somerville, near Boston, has some of the best chocolates we’ve tried, and they offer an interesting and fun tour of the factory!
Continue readingThe Tio Pepe Bodegas in Jerez, Cadiz, show us the magnificent process of making a sherry that has become a Spanish and andalusian icon known the world over.
Continue readingFifth Avenue in Brooklyn is a nice place to take a walk and it´s become a hot spot, in addition to a great place for thrift shopping!
Continue readingOld Westbury Gardens, located close to New York City on Long Island, was the setting for movies like Love Story. A trip we ruskommend.
Continue readingLa Roda de Albacete is known for its “Miguelitos.” We found some more things to see in this town, including the route of coats of arms and the church.
Continue readingThe Monastery of San Jeronimo in Granada is the perfect place to lose yourself. In addition to the peace and quiet, it has great architecture importance.
Continue readingWhile you walk around Barrio de Salamanca, gaze around you, close your eyes and travel through time.
Continue readingThe small town of Ardmore can be found in the county of Waterford, on the Southern Coast of Ireland. The name meaning Great Height.
Continue readingLa Iruela is a small town and easy to get to by car, until you reach its highest point and are forced to snake through narrow, winding streets.
Continue readingVatican City (Rome) offers in a sumptuous way, an incalculable artistic, historic and architectural heritage
Continue readingIf you travel to Barcelona don’t hesitate to visit Park Güell, because after one month in Barcelona we can tell you that it is an unforgotten place.
Continue readingThe environment of La Boqueria market is hectic, full of colors, sounds and smellsthat are more than authentic.
Continue readingTake the time to wander down the Rose Garden, read a book or get that perfect photo The Rose Garden “Rosaleda Ramón Ortiz” on the edge of Madrid´s Parque del Oeste, is best visited in the month of May when they hold a contest in Madrid for the best rose. The public is invited to come and view the roses in the competition and an expert jury comes in to choose the winners. After a winner has been chosen, that plant is given a special place with a little plaque in the garden. You can, of course, visit the Rosaleda at any point during the year, and the entrance is free to the public.
Continue readingTaking a ride on the Thames is a great way to get to Greenwich and stand in two different time zones at once I went to London with my brother, totally by chance. We wanted to visit Greenwich. We chose the most original option: a ride in a boat on the River Thames. As we waited for the boat, we took lots of great shots of the Thames with the London Eye in the background.
Continue readingSan Anton Market Madrid offers local flavor, great atmosphere and energy, as well as the tasty treats you can find to nibble.
Continue readingWhoever kisses the Blarney Stone wins the gift of eloquence All my life I had heard about the Blarney Stone which, if you kiss it, will give you the “gift of gab.” In other words, you will be very eloquent. I had always imagined that the stone would be some sort of rock on the top of a hill, similar to King Arthur´s story of the sword and the stone. It turns out, however, that the Blarney Stone is part of Blarney Castle in a small town just outside of Cork. When I went, I took the bus from Cork departing from the Parnell Place Bus Station in the city of Cork to the Village of Blarney. This bus departs every half hour, more or less, and when I went the bus was filled with other tourists, eager to see the famous castle.
Continue readingIt is a market that might seem overwhelming, but it you allow yourself to go and listen to the music of the voices, you will enjoy the morning On a sunny autumn Sunday Rusko decided to explore El Rastro in Madrid. Rusko took the metro to La Latina and followed the literal wave of people to the hill full of booths and people. El Rastro is an open air market that began in the year 1740 as a space to sell second hand clothing in the lower classes. At the time it was located near the slaughterhouse (near Puerta de Toledo) and this is how the market got its name because the “rastro” is another way to say the place where animals are killed by meat mongers because of the mark or “rastro” that they leave behind.
Continue readingHarriet Beecher Stowe – “Her words changed the world” Rusko visited the Harriet Beecher Stowe house in Hartford, Connecticut. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of Uncle Tom´s Cabin, the most popular book in the 1800´s second only to The Holy Bible. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the daughter of a Calvinist minister and was a fervent abolishionist, counting among her friends Sojourner Truth. The house is located on the famous Nook Farm, which was a little corner of Hartford in the bend of a small river which has since been rerouted underground. Her neighbor was actually Mark Twain!
Continue readingGozón and more specifically Cabo de Peñas, offered us a calm refuge among the touristy towns that we have visited, along with natural beauty.
Continue readingCudillero. Walk through Cudillero, you can really see the fishing tradition We got back in the car and continued our route stopping again in the fishing village of Cudillero. This town was even fuller of tourists. In fact, as we entered the main street you could see a huge sign that said “Cudillero in the past, in the present, and in the cinema.” It seems that the town was used in various movies. I can understand why this is the case.
Continue readingLuarca is the white town of the green coast After leaving Avilés, we continued across the coast and we stopped in two beautiful towns on the coast: Luarca and Cudillero. The first stop was Luarca. We had planned to park the car in the town, but it wound up being impossible because there wasn´t even one parking spot. In the end, we parked the car for a few minutes in the port so that we could contemplate the views of the sea and the town. Like Lastres, the town of Luarca is parcially located on a big hill. From the port you can see the sea on one side and a group of houses that were all different colors and sizes sitting on the hill.
Continue readingWalking through Lastres, the town from Doctor Mateo, with some beautiful sights to see Our first route across the Asturian coasts arrives in the Council of Colunga. Here, in the village of Lastres, the Spanish television series, “Doctor Mateo” is filmed (It is similar to the American series “Northern Exposure”. Our visit to Lastres coincided with the town´s yearly celebrations, so with it being the summer and because now it is in fashion; the number of tourists was high. Despite that, Lastres was, possibly, one of the villages which we liked most.
Continue readingAviles, with the Niemeyer Center lends its industrial side to the arts After we had a relaxing breakfast, we took one last look at the great hotel where we had slept, and promised ourselves we would return sometime soon. Then it was off to Avilés, a town that was not in our route, but the waiter had recommended the night before which was on the way to Cudillero, where we would sleep that night.
Continue readingRibadesella is a beautiful town in Asturias where you can enjoy impressive landscapes We continue our route along the Asturian coast. After having lunch and visiting Llanes, the next stop was Ribadesella. Ribadesella is important for some reasons: the prehistoric remains are very evident and you can visit them, it is the place where the descent of the River Sella ends and the Route of the Dinosaurs is nearby and you can see their remains.
Continue readingCovadonga: Beauty and fantasy; a visit to the lakes, the hermitage and the basilic The second day dawned very cloudy. After visiting Cangas de Onís, we wanted to see the Lakes of Covadonga, its landscape and the sanctuary. You can go to Covadonga by car or by public transportation (you can only go up to the lakes by car between 8pm and 10am). There are four parking lots to leave the car between Cangas de Onís and Covadonga (Cangas Center, La Venta, El Bosque and El Repelao). There you can buy the bus tickets (7,5€, from 10am to 6:30pm) for going up to any point of Covadonga.
Continue readingOur last day in Greece began with a lot of running around. We took the metro to the port of Athens and found a little building that sold us tickets to a ferry boat that would take us to the island of Aegina.
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