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Month: March, 2008

Moving around in Spain - Brian

13 March, 2008 (12:37) | Granada, Madrid, Travel | No comments

There are lots of ways to move between cities in Spain once you arrive, here are some of our recommendations.

Trains: The new high-speed (300km/h) train system called AVE is centered around Madrid. You can travel from there to and from Barcelona, Sevilla and Cordoba very quickly. The trains are a nice way to [...]

¿Por que te barajas? - Brian

13 March, 2008 (06:43) | Spain | No comments

Barajar – v. To get annoyed at ones’ spouse or travel companion over seemingly trivial things while traveling.
We find ourselves in the Madrid airport, Barajas, on nearly every trip. Often after flying for 20 hours or more one of us is, well, grumpy by the time we get there. Not [...]

Places to eat in Madrid - Brian

12 March, 2008 (10:43) | Madrid | No comments

We find ourselves in Madrid frequently, but since we don’t live there we found ourselves struggling to find good places to eat for quite a while. We’re getting better at it. Madrid has an insane number of restaurants, from our experience many are average; randomly picking them has not worked out [...]