When people think about travel and living abroad they don’t often think about grief, or death. The charm of far, far away is that life where you’re from almost seems to be on hold while you’re off gallivanting about Europe, […]
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Post TBEX Reflections
Girona’s Cathedral in the rain–So many steps, so little time – Chris Ciolli First of all, it’s only fair to confess that large networking events are so not my thing. I find big group settings where I’m expected to interact […]
TBEX in Girona
Tomorrow I’ll attend my first TBEXcon, that’s abbreviated mumbo-jumbo for Travel Blogger Exchange Conference and I’d be big-time fibbing if I said I wasn’t nervous. At such a massive gathering (per TBEX publicity, “the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers, […]
Burano, Italy: Beaded Peacocks, Rainbow Houses and the Crone
Canals and City Streets, Burano, Italy Burano is a tiny place crammed with tiny shops and restaurants for day-trippers from Venice. Rainbow-hued houses are reflected in the murky green waters of narrow canals. Above it all looms the optical illusion […]
Venice Part III: Floating among Palazzos
Gondola Parking in Venice – Chris Ciolli Despite Jesus’ harrumphing over the expense (nearly one-hundred euros for less than an hour), I’m dead-set on a gondola ride this trip. Just because I’ve been blessed with a second chance at Venice, […]
La Virreina: Getting to Know Barcelona’s Giants: Guest Post for the Barcelona Metropolitan
Amid the hustle and bustle of La Rambla, find a quiet refuge among some of the city’s famous residents at La Virreina Centre de la Imatge. Afterwards, treat your eyes to free photo exhibitions upstairs. Everybody knows about La Rambla. […]
Piazza San Marcos and Pink Drinks: Venice Part II
Piazza San Marcos, Venice- Chris Ciolli About Venice: Stretched across a group of 118 small islands in Northeast Italy riddled with canals and linked by bridges. The city and marshy lagoon where it is located are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. […]
Catalan Culture for Free: Guest Post on for the Barcelona Metropolitan
Castellers at La Festa Catalana in front of Barcelona’s Cathedral- Jesus Sancho Go ahead; gorge on Catalan culture for free. From now until September 15th, savor a Saturday celebration of all things Catalan complete with sardanes, castellers and gigants in front of Barcelona’s Cathedral—free of […]
Serralada de Marina Park: Guest Post at Barcelona Metropolitan
Cloister at Sant Jeroni de la Murta Monastery For the past few weeks, I’ve been guest-blogging about free things to do in Barcelona over at the Barcelona Blog for Barcelona Metropolitan Magazine. First up was the lush flower garden at Cervantes Park. My second entry […]
Cervantes Park: Guest Post at the Barcelona Metropolitan
Cervantes Park For the next few weeks, I’ll be guest-blogging about free things to do in Barcelona over at the Barcelona Blog for Barcelona Metropolitan Magazine. First up is the lush flower garden at Cervantes Park. An Excerpt: In the […]