Sunday, 27 May 2018

Tangier and its beautiful medina.

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Tangier and its beautiful medina.


Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog!

How are you today?

After my posts about Chefchaouen and Tetouan, I would like to write some notes on Tangier, another of the Moroccan cities I visited with my mother last April.

Because of a traffic accident we found on one of the main roads, we couldn't spend a lot of time in Tangier, but the few hours we spent there were worth it. There we stayed at a hotel called Dar Jameel, right in the centre of the old medina. Getting there is slightly complicated because streets are very narrow (as it happens in medinas), but Dar Jameel is worth the walk it takes to get there. And that's precisely what you realise when the gates leading to the hall open - right then, you are welcomed by tiles of all colors and shapes ornamenting the walls, ceilings and floors of the hotel. The windows leading to the rooms are all made of glass in different shapes and colours which dye the room every time the lights are switched on. Moreover, the view from the rooftop terrace is also stunning, as it happened in Chefchaouen. From there, you can see the whole medina, with the mosks defining the skyline and the colorful houses giving said stunning medina all the life it needs; and the sea.

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Tetouan: living a real Moroccan experience.

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Tetouan: living a real Moroccan experience.

Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog! How is your day going on so far? I hope you're doing great!

After my last post about Chefchaouen, I couldn't wait to continue writing about Morroco and, as I already mentioned then, our second stop was Tetouan.

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Chefchaouen, the blue African pearl.

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Chefchaouen, the blue African pearl.


Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog!

After so long mentioning that I was in Morocco last April, I think it was about time I published one of the posts about that wonderful country.

I had always felt fascinated by Morocco - its culture, its architecture, the desert, the decoration, fabrics, jewellery and everything you can buy there, etc. and I couldn't wait to go. However, between one thing and the other, it was only this year when I finally managed to go.

Because of everything that had happened back home the previous year and a half, I decided that my mum needed a break from all the stress she had been through and I thought taking her with me would be one of the most perfect Christmas gifts I could ever give her. That's why, for Christmas, I gifted her - among other things - with an envelope containing a flight ticket and a reservation ticket to all the hotels where we were going to stay there.

The plan was simple: some days in Chefchaouen, known as "the blue pearl" because of its peculiar colour; one in Tetouan and two in Tangier. And that's what we did - only we just spent one day in Tangier due to time restrictions.

Sunday, 20 May 2018

Kadiri: visiting a temple and going shopping in Andhra Pradesh.

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Kadiri: visiting and temple and going shopping in Andhra Pradesh.


Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog!

Oh, it's been such a long time since I last posted something here! But the good news is that I've got a new laptop now and I'll be able to write as often as I want to. In fact, I have so many posts to publish that I don't think I'll manage to post them all before the summer break starts!

Another reason why I haven't posted anything in a while is because some weeks ago it was my birthday and I turned 30! So, as you can guess, I've been celebrating it over and over again with different people.

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Thimmammamarrimanu, the largest tree specimen in the world

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Thimmammamarrimanu, the largest tree specimen in the world.

Unpronounceable by nature, Thimmammamarrimanu was recorded as the largest tree specimen in the world in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989. Funnily enough, it was located not very far from the city where I was living - and volunteering - in India from July 2015 until July 2016: Anantapur.

On a Sunday morning, the only day off we had during the week, some other volunteers and I decided to go there to see that tree with our own eyes. While we had expected to see a huge tree, the truth is that the Thimmammamarrimanu looks like a dozen trees together because it's very difficult to see its origin, its main stem.

Tuesday, 3 April 2018

A short trip to Leeds to see Diversity live

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A short trip to Leeds to see Diversity live.

Hello everybody and welcome, once again, to my blog!

It has been three years and a half already since I saw this amazing dance crew live in Leeds but it still feels just like yesterday.

In case you don't know, Diversity is a dance group formed by British guys who won Britain's Got Talent in 2009. Of course, their style has evolved and improved a lot in these nine years, but I have loved them since I first saw them on TV.

So, back in 2014, on the peak of my obssession for them, I decided to travel to Leeds to see them live and, considering I was travelling from Majorca and in order to make the trip worth the investment, I decided to splurge on a VIP ticket and not only see them from the first row, but also meet them backstage!

Monday, 2 April 2018

Diwali, the festival of light

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Diwali, the festival of light.

Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog!

Today, I would like to share a couple of pictures that I took during Diwali, the festival of light, in Anantapur while volunteering. I obviously couldn't take many pictures because (a) I was busy having fun and (b) I didn't want my camera to be damanged with so much fire around!

Monday, 12 March 2018

Some notes on my first Indian wedding

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Some notes on my first Indian wedding.


Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog once again!

Now, I know it hasn't exactly been one week since I published my last post, but I really wanted to publish these notes on my first Indian wedding.

As you know (and as I have repeated plenty of times), I lived in India from July 2015 to December 2016. Those months were full of experiences that I have been telling you all about around here and, as it couldn't be any other way, going to an Indian wedding was another wonderful experience I lived in India. 

Sunday, 11 March 2018

Lepakshi: get lost in an extraordinary temple and impressed by a huge Nandi sculpture

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Lepakshi: get lost in an extraordinary temple 
and impressed by a huge Nandi sculpture.


Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog!

As I said some time ago, I would like to publish a new post every week until all the remaining posts I have are published. However, last week I was not at home and I couldn't publish anything.

Today, I would like to say some things about Lepakshi, a town we visted right after Penukonda and in which we found - no offence to Hampi - one of the most extraordinary temples I have seen so far. This temple is called Veerabhadra Temple and it was built in the 16th century. One of the most relevant traits of this temple are the fresco paintings that can still be seen inside. Said paintings represent scenes from Rama and Krishna, two of the most well-known Hindu gods.

Sunday, 25 February 2018

India as a female solo traveller

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India as a female solo traveller.


Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog!

As many of you already know by now, I spent a year and a half of my life living in India, first volunteering and then working there as a teacher.

When I first moved to India, I had as many doubts as any of you may probably have right now, especially since it is considered an unsafe country for females travelling alone. So the basic question that I’d like to tackle in this post is whether India is a safe country for female solo travellers or not. In the list of tips that I published some time ago, there are already some points directed to females, but this one is all about us, ladies!