Posts with tag ”spain”
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Movie locations around the world part 8
This is part 8 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Parts Unknown, No Reservations, The Layover, Michael Palin’s New Europe, Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole, Michael Palin’s Sahara, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation, November Man, Homeland, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Home Alone 2, Blood Diamond.
The alleys of Girona
Girona feels like an overlooked city, simply passed by many on their way to Barcelona. I have also been guilty of this crime in the past, but today I seek absolution.
The identity of Barcelona
Barcelona is often considered to be a chill place with Mediterranean vibes, but the Catalan shouts for independence grows larger each day. The controversial independence voting in 2017 led to the exile of Puigdemont, but the drums were definitely not silenced.
Movie locations around the world part 6
This is part 6 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Before Sunset, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Doctor Who, Match Point, Hannibal, Superman 2, In The Line Of Fire, Red Heat, Roman Holiday, Once Upon a Time in the West, Assassin’s Creed.
Sessions in Seville
Seville is an old city with a long memory. It’s the kind of place where history isn’t behind hidden glass, but it seeps from the bricks and cobblestones.
Raiding Algeciras
Algeciras isn’t the kind of place that makes the cover of glossy travel magazines. It’s a gritty port city with bad lighting and a permanent bouquet of diesel. Most people treat it like a pit stop on the way to somewhere better.
Ascending Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar rises like a stubborn old man at the edge of Europe. Grizzled, immovable and full of stories you’ve heard before. Part British, part Spanish, this odd chunk of limestone has been a pawn on the geopolitical chessboard for centuries.
Movie locations around the world part 4
This is part 4 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Star Wars Episode 2, The World Is Not Enough, Sound of Music, In Bruges, Love Actually, Lola Rennt, Stagecoach, Rebel Without a Cause, Star Trek 4, Cast Away, Sex & The City, Entrapment.
Eating my way through Basque country
There’s something feral and sensual about the Basque Country. A region carved between mountains and surf, proud and defiant, where people speak in a language older than anyone can remember and drink like they have something to forget. I came here to eat. Everything else was just scenery.
A nice house in Palma
Palma is the largest city on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands which are part of Spain. A few days ago I ascended the wide stairs from the Royal garden and turned a corner.