rotterdam architecture & sightseeing
rotterdam has been one surprise after another. from the food to the beaches to the people, we enjoyed them all equally. the most noticeable trait about the city is that which stares you in the face… its bold and modern…
teufelsberg station: berlin’s abandoned nsa spy station on devil’s mountain
i was googling things to see in berlin and sifting through the seemingly endless list of attractions when i came across a listing that stood out to me… teufelsberg. the summary was interesting and the more i read about this…
berlin’s awesome street art scene
berlin has been given the title ‘creative city of design’ by none other than unesco itself and after spending nearly a week there, i can understand why. the ethnic diversity is so strong that the city has turned into a…
walking around lx factory and underground lisboa
previously an area that was used for manufacturing, lx factory on the southwest side of lisbon is home to some really shops, cafeterias and artistic studios ranging from design to marketing to actual studios. the area spans less than a…
the graffiti of lisbon
if you’re arriving in lisbon through the airport, the first thing you’ll notice outside its taxi stand is the giant mural of dozens of eyes of the world. i can’t even count how many we passed and i was unfortunately…
porto’s street art scene
after seeing virtually no art in albufeira and many large murals on the way from the airport to the train station in lisbon, i wasn’t sure what to expect in porto. from a relatively small and historically important city, i…
granada’s graffiti god, el nino de las pinturas
so back when i was hunting for graffiti areas in granada to walk though i came up with lots of suggestions to check out the windy roads of the albaicin, the old moorish quarter. our airbnb host also gave us…
the streets of spain are alive – graffiti love
from our taxi ride departing the barcelona airport into the city, spain has offered up a smorgasboard of street art. over the span of the four cities we visited, i’ve grown fonder and fonder of spain. each of the cities…
weekly recap #15 – granada & sevilla
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. granada (airbnb, centro, 4 nights), sevilla (airbnb, macarena, 4 nights) q. favourite meal a. our last meal in sevilla. the food for both granada and sevilla has been great…
