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Saturday, April 30th, 2011 | Travel |
Our House Hunting Experiences in Andalucia Southern Spain
Montefrio, Granada Province We fell in love with a property in
Montefrio Granada. We checked by phone if it was still for sale,
flew out two days later only to find it had been sold six months
earlier! The company was www.propertynetworkspain.com ... it is
hard to find an excuse for their trying to mislead us into
traveling halfway across europe for a house that had been sold
six months previously, fortunately I had ...
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Friday, April 29th, 2011 | Travel |
With over fifty million tourists visiting Spain each year, this
popular West European country must have something special which
attracts the visitor. What exactly is it ...?
The main beauty of this lovely land can be summed up in just one
word - variety - and, as you all well know, variety is the spice
of life!
Whether you are referring to its climate, geography, history,
culture or cuisine ... there is something to appeal to all
tastes, ages and pockets.
The tourist explosion which took place ...
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Thursday, April 28th, 2011 | Travel |
'The Road Goes Ever On and On'Down to the Door Where It Began'.
So wrote J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of 'The Lord Of the Rings'. My
family lives in Middle-Earth; around here it's called Asturias.
Surrounded by green mountains and rolling hills, the landscape
bears strong resemblance to the descriptions found in Tolkien's
works. Located on the north coast of Spain, Asturias is known
for being fresh, temperate and green. Very green. Spaniards call
it 'Paraiso Natural', a 'Natural Paradise'. Wandering ...
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