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The Rooftops of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik is stunningly beautiful. Any visitor simply has to walk the old walls, with their magnificent views of the town and the sea, and little insights into the damage caused by war. A lingering memory for […]

Looking down onto Plaça del Pi

If you can find a vantage point, do take the opportunity to look down onto Barcelona’s squares.  They are often busy places, hemmed in by historic buildings; looking down from […]

Dalmatian cat!

Dalmatia is better known for its spotted dogs, than for cats, but I couldn’t overlook this sleeping native that I came across in a back street of Dubrovnik. Posted as […]

Pont del Diable on Instagram

A photo by my daughter on our recent trip to Tarragona. Reblogged from Tarragona Turisme‘s facebook page: . Good morning… and don’t let the rain water down your weekend! Today […]

Giants and Big Heads in Barcelona

During the summer months, Catalan towns brim with festivals.  Giants and big-heads (gegants i capgrossos) make their grand appearance  along with human castles, fireworks, correfocs (fire run), all accompanied by dancing […]

Tarragona Castle Window

This window is a follow-up to last week’s post Castles in the Air.  This window in Tarragona celebrates Catalonia’s tradition of human castle (castells) building. . Posted as part of the Thursday Lingering […]

Castles in the Air

The famous Castellers de Vilafranca, els Verds (the Greens), were in London in April 2013 to celebrate Saint George’s day and demonstrate their gravity-defying human towers. I came across them […]