by josephbautista | Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | Austria, Europe
Back to my trip through Austria in 2012, after spending half day in Vienna, I went by train to Salzburg early in the morning. First thing that surprised me, probably because I was still a bit sleepy, was the fact that I could get on the train without any barriers or...
by josephbautista | Sunday, April 19, 2015 | Catalunya, Food
During winter, in Catalonian region, is typical to eat calçots, a long tender onion, only harvested in this side of the Mediterranean, and popular since ends of the 19th century, when a farmer burned by accident some of this onions. The best calçots are from Valls,...
by josephbautista | Monday, April 6, 2015 | Barcelona, Catalunya, Food
Now that the spring seems to fully settled in Barcelona, is nice to go out on weekends and walk around before the tourism high season and the high temperatures strikes as every summer. Since the 1992 Barcelona olympic games, Barceloneta district has become a really...
by josephbautista | Saturday, March 28, 2015 | Europe, Finland
Yes, Santa Claus is real, and he lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Back in December 2010 I had the honour of meeting Mr. Claus at his hometown. We planned a trip to visit Rovaniemi up north in Lapland, on the arctic circle, with the main purpose of visiting the post...