The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » Spain http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 In Search Of The Other Spain In Asturias http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article/In-Search-Of-The-Other-Spain-In-Asturias/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article/In-Search-Of-The-Other-Spain-In-Asturias/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:26:02 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19041 Spain is a well-oiled tourism machine. In addition to the coastal resorts that established themselves in the ‘60s and ‘70s and any number of tomato-pelting, bull-running festivals made famous by Hemingway and the like, Spanish tourism nowadays seeks to cater to the visitor on the lookout for culture, for history, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/10/29/top-5-day-trips-from-barcelona/feed/ 1 Why A Holiday On Horseback Is Definitely Not Just For Kids http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/08/01/why-a-holiday-on-horse-back-is-definately-not-just-for-kids/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/08/01/why-a-holiday-on-horse-back-is-definately-not-just-for-kids/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:17:25 +0000 Hannah Bowman http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=17138 The dry river bed curves away into the distance, walls of the steep ravine closing in on either side, towering up to meet the cloudless intensity of blue arching above. My vision blurs. I can taste the warm air as it rushes into my nose and mouth, the smell of [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/08/01/why-a-holiday-on-horse-back-is-definately-not-just-for-kids/feed/ 0 Why The Fiesta Del Agua In Lanjaron Is Not To Be Missed http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/07/11/why-the-fiesta-del-agua-in-lanjaron-is-not-to-be-missed/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/07/11/why-the-fiesta-del-agua-in-lanjaron-is-not-to-be-missed/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:00:53 +0000 Hannah Bowman http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=16760 What do you get when you take 20,000 people and give them each a bucket and an infinite supply of water? The Answer: A bloody epic water fight. And the annual Fiesta Del Agua y Jamon (festival of water and ham) in Lanjaron, Spain, is just that: A water-based battle of [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/07/11/why-the-fiesta-del-agua-in-lanjaron-is-not-to-be-missed/feed/ 0 Is The Best Hostel In Spain In Cordoba? http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/06/26/spains-warmest-welcome/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/06/26/spains-warmest-welcome/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:22:06 +0000 Hannah Bowman http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=16655 What makes a good hostel? Just ask Jose Fabra Garrido, proud proprietor of the newly opened Bed & Be in Cordoba, Andalucia, because he has nailed it. Absolutely. Are there more aesthetically impressive buildings in the world? Yes. Are there more dramatic locations? Certainly. But traveler Jose has managed to [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/06/26/spains-warmest-welcome/feed/ 0 Top 10 Bars In Seville http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/13/top-10-bars-in-seville/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/13/top-10-bars-in-seville/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:55 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15705 Seville is not a cheap city. On the other hand, it is the epicentre of tapa culture and cuisine. The tapas here aren’t free, as they are in Granada for example, but they are good — maybe the best that Spain has to offer. And it isn’t as if there [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/13/top-10-bars-in-seville/feed/ 17 Top 5 Countries For Teaching English Abroad (That Aren’t in Asia) http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/23/top-5-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad-that-arent-in-asia/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/23/top-5-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad-that-arent-in-asia/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:24:53 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15515 When it comes to jobs teaching English abroad, South Korea and Taiwan are the headliners. Teaching English jobs are easy to find, and high salaries and free housing are some great incentives to head east, but it’s not enough to lure everyone. There are a lot of motives behind your [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/23/top-5-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad-that-arent-in-asia/feed/ 2 The Secret Guide To Barcelona http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-guide-to-barcelona/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-guide-to-barcelona/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:00:23 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12753 There is something about Barcelona that brings out the intrepid adventurer in travelers. Maybe it’s the long narrow passages that seem to disappear around dark corners that arouses the explorer in all of us to want to push further into the unknown. I have always felt the urge to walk and [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/29/barcelona-arenas-from-bullring-to-cash-cow/feed/ 0 Amazing Barcelona Timelapse [Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/18/amazing-barcelona-timelapse-video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/18/amazing-barcelona-timelapse-video/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:20:24 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12411 Xavier Gill — who apparently met Woody Allen sometime recently as evidenced by his profile picture on Vimeo — brings us this epic timelapse video from one of our favorite cities in the world, Barcelona. If nothing else, watch for the shot at 1:11 when the full moon rises above the [...]

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