Thoughts around persons or things. Famous for its stunning setting amid the Andes, Chile’s capital city it a mix of modern and Spanish colonial architecture and savours. Santiago is experiencing a culinary renaissance like the one never seen before. In the Chilean capital, maybe you too can wish know where to find blistered empanadas, loaded mechada sandwiches, and parrilla-style steaks. …
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When agents brutally murder your loved one. South of Santiago, the city you will encounter is worth a visit on your way. Concepción will have you forgetting all about your sadness. Is located atop a bluff, wanderfully overlooking the beautiful rocky coast and beaches below. Here you can visit Museum Pedro Del Río Zañartu https://prz.cl/ that tell you the life …
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Silky and luminous brushstrokes, executed with incomparable naturalness. It nice that you have to follow the “bugs” (painted in the streets), to get to the place. The place and the opportunity to see how prepare the candy. La Dulceria, Calle San Enrique 314 (Cerro Alegre). Simply great! Galeria Espacio Rojo (Miramar 175, Cerro Alegre), is a small gallery in the …
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Creative story adds a comma, like Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, José Saramago and Ana Moura. You do not understand it and you do not explain it. Arriving, the only thing that matters is to feel “the fado“. When you sit on a terrace, overlooking ocean or vineyard, there you feel cut off from the world. You too can observe its ocean, …
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Portugal, where you too can live with no excuses, and travel with no regrets. Her fifth album Desfado was released in 2012, and went on to top the chart. The album topped sales in Portugal for 6 weeks. She sang in various nightspots in Lisbon, also becaming known on television. Her debut album was in 2003. ANA MOURA http://www.anamoura.pt/pt/was born …
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A perfect gift for anyone. A visit to the Port wine cellars is a mandatory activity during any trip to Porto, because is the city where the wine ages and is shipped from to all over the world. It is a sweet, red wine, often served as a dessert wine. Known as vinho do Porto https://www.tasteporto.com/port-wine-cellars-you-cant-miss-in-porto/ , is a wine …
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If you are sincere today, what does it matter if you regret it tomorrow? It is everything you imagine when you dream of Portugal. Bed & Breakfast Casa da Azinhaga https://www.visitportugal.com/en/NR/exeres/F274FA06-A227-44E6-84C0-9FB5B856A2FE, Rua da Misericordia 25, Golega, is really well kept (the pool is a beautiful surprise). You are now 70 km above Lisbon. Azinhaga is a village in the municipality …
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Discovering best kept secret in modern art. Under this sky, a deadly epidemic had stolen the young life of a promising painter. Its Surf Destination is an annual event organized by the World Surf League. Its fair, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal. Located in the Metropolitan Area of Porto, Espinho it is one of …
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Some people dream of success, while Maria Blanchard, Gerardo Diego and Melody make it happen. After our “author’s journey” in France http://meetingbenches.com/2019/02/four-travelers-of-french-creativity-between-two-worlds-france-the-endless-lines-of-possible-journeys-including-songs-painted-books/, we offer you our experience in the Spanish creativity. Starting from Santander we will arrive in Madrid, but our final destination is Dos Hermanas, in Andalusia. You will remember the scent of the “beef cheek” and the wonder …
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There is a melody in everything. Its typical dishes to try, gazpacho, roast peppers and fried fish. The origin of the present settlement dates to the division of lands by a Castilian King. South of Seville, Dos Hermanas http://www.andalucia.com/province/sevilla/dos-hermanas/home is the ninth-largest town in Andalucia. Here, Alquería (a neo-mudéjar style building with horseshoe arches), was built in 1872, becoming a …
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Buy less choose well. Currently it is Calle Echegaray, but when Enrique Loewe Roessberg had opened a leather shop, the name of that street was different: Calle Del Lobo. Later LOEWE had opened a shop in Calle Del Príncipe, for the sale of leather products. Visiting Madrid, you can enter the Calle Gran via number 8 https://www.loewe.com/eur/en/home, where you will …
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Belonging to “Generation of 27”, perfect mix between the new and the old. In Santander, its beautiful seaside on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea can be the holiday destination of your dreams. Locals and tourists come to rest on the sandy Sardinero beach, practice surfing or play las palas. Among its major museums, find time visit the Maritime Museum …
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A sincere artist, where paintings contain a painful sentiment of unusual violence. Its huge bar is well stocked, full of tapas that renewed frequently. The restaurant is one of the most renowned in the city of Santander. No matter what you choose, because at the Cañadio Restaurant http://www.restaurantecanadio.com/carta-santander/ everything is good (do not forget the cheesecake and a bottle of …
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Creative wandering is liberation; life along the roads of art is freedom. Journey into French creativity? Starting Paris, through Grenoble we will arrive until Cabbeé beach, in Roquebrune Cap Martin. We will listen Jacques Brel’s songs, admiring Paul Gauguin’s paintings at the Musée d’Orsay. On the road, we will stop into Monestier-de-Clermont’s little village, knowing Stendhal’s mountains and Moncler’s jackets. …
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I shut my eyes in order to see. When you are in Paris, do not forget to enter the Musée d’Orsay, where you can admire a masterpiece by PAUL GAUGUIN: Arearea. In the heart of the Champs-Elysées, the restaurant is an address particularly appreciated by the world of culture and the seventh art. At Fouquet’s Paris https://www.hotelsbarriere.com/en/paris/le-fouquets/restaurants-and-bars/fouquets.html, by booking “Menu …
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