• spain in pictures: the land of tapas and street art

    spain was our first european stop after asia and we were treated to big helping of culture shock. laid back vibes, unrestricted eating at mercados, street art galore, moorish culture, tapas, gaudi, iberico ham, cheap wine, salmorejo, patatas bravas and…

  • first 24 hours in granada (nicaragua)

    jojo: what do i like? -nicaragua is crazy cheap.  when i say cheap, i mean really cheap.  our meals have been in the 75-140 cordoba range ($3.75-7 cad) and we fully realize that granada is going to be one of…

  • 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…

  • Dreaming of Granada

    Even before we left, I knew that I want to come back to Granada. It’s such a beautiful city. So much greenery, colourful gardens, nice plazas to hangout. The city is small enough that you can walk everywhere. Within the…

  • The Alhambra, Granada’s Fortress on the Hill

    I knew nothing of the Alhambra before arriving in Granada. Our Airbnb host was very emphatic that we must visit the main attraction of the city. Later I learn that the Alhambra is the most visited attraction in Spain. By…

  • 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…

  • tapas done right in granada

    so our first dinner in spain was a must-do in the form of tapas.  we ended up at cerveceria catalana and had a great meal with a few wobbly-pops to the tune of 40 euro.  not cheap but not breaking…

  • the hawkers of spain

    another culture shock element for us here… the street hawker.  in asia, the land of enterprising people, selling fake goods seems like a right of passage.  the giant malls (rundown buildings that have been out of maintenance for years) comprised…