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Salvatierra

Posted on 22/09/2013 by freelander

Right after arriving to Salvatierra from Zalduendo (described in a previous chapter) and parking the motorbike inside the walled borough, I come across this curious though misleading legend exhibited by St Mary’s church, near the wall’s North gate; misleading because … Continue reading →

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Salvatierra county

Posted on 15/09/2013 by freelander

. El otoño se abre temprano camino en la llanada alavesa, tiñendo de siena las hojas de los árboles; pronto – el fin de semana menos pensado – montar en moto por estas tierras no será una experiencia tan placentera … Continue reading →

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Ibarra

Posted on 03/09/2013 by freelander

Los días buenos de moto duran poco en estas tierras del norte y hay que aprovechar lo que queda de verano. Aun así, conviene elegir con criterio el rumbo, para sacar el mejor partido posible a la meteorología; de modo … Continue reading →

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Antoñana

Posted on 29/08/2013 by freelander

The tamed sun of late August, a few summer clouds and a Northwestern breeze entice me to take the moborbike for a day tour. I don’t know where the wheels will take me: I just pick a road and let … Continue reading →

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Peñacerrada

Posted on 20/08/2013 by freelander

(Haz clic sobre cualquier imagen para verla con detalle.) Es un espléndido día soleado de mediados del verano en Álava, ideal para una pequeña excursión en moto. Cojo el mapa y elijo al azar una ruta. Me pongo en marcha. … Continue reading →

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Russia II: Raduzhniy, restricted town

Posted on 01/10/2012 by freelander

(Click on any photo for a full size view.)   The neighbouring railway stations Kazhanskiy and Yaroslavskiy constitute the main eastern Moscow hub, and that afternoon I was bound to the former for meeting Lyuda and taking together a train … Continue reading →

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Russia 2012 photo album

Posted on 13/09/2012 by freelander

This is a selection of pictures from Moscow, Vladimir & Raduzhniy. Click on any thumbnail to enlarge (the photo). . He aquí una selección de fotos tomadas en Moscú, Vladimir y Raduzhniy. Haz clic sobre cualquier miniatura para ampliarla.

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Russia I. MOCKBA. The arrival

Posted on 07/08/2012 by freelander

. Though it was hardly four in the morning when the Czech Lines’ airplane landed, dawn was already faintly breaking over the horizon. Moscow Sheremetyevo airport was barely awakening. To my surprise, the border-crossing procedure was much easier than what … Continue reading →

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