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Weekend in Salzburg, 2012

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...

Calçots: Catalonian food

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,...

Barceloneta

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...

Rovaniemi 2010: Santa Claus is real!

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...