This is your guide to the quiet side of Mallorca You know, the one where you don’t need to drink all day. I’ve been to many cities in Spain, but it took me seven years to make it out to…
Beyond the Beach: 5 Things to Do in Malaga
Photo: Nicole Abalde/Flickr There’s more to Malaga than just the beach! A popular tourist destination on the coast of southern Spain, Malaga is one of my favourite choices for a city break. Who doesn’t need a little fun and sun…
The Best Way to Visit Barcelona
My new favourite thing about travelling is going back to a city for a second time. I’ve always said that I’d rather see somewhere new than visit a city twice, but there is real value in seeing what you want to see,…
The Big Trip: Seville
After a weekend in Malaga, Spain, I took a train to my last stop: Seville. I’d booked myself in a shared apartment with other students at the Clic school to take a one-week Spanish refresher course. The week was.. interesting….
Barcelona’s Greatest Hits
Love, love, love this place. It reminds me of Paris, but Spanish (sort of). Our train from Valencia took us through a bit of a storm, but the scariest bit was the black cloud! We were zipping towards it —…
Stop 2: Valencia
Valencia was the second stop on Olivia & Harriet’s Spanish Adventure. It was completely different to what we’d experienced in Madrid. We took a train at the crack of dawn (ugh), happy to leave the city that had turned terrifyingly…
Madrid Highlights
I took Spanish in High School, which lead easily to a minor in it in University. Naturally, I thought Madrid would be the best place in the whole entire world (or Europe) to test out my language skills, or lack…