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My travel notes

A place called Javier.

There’s only one hundred fifteen kilometres from Olite to Jaca, but it took me a whole day’s ride. I travel slowly and I stop wherever my eyes and my heart take me. Or – well – kind of: the places I’m … Continue reading

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Enjoying Olite.

  When keeping travel logs, the moment you skip a couple of day’s write, events and places start piling up, time flies, impressions and experiences mix up and, eventually, you miss the log’s thread. And blogging doesn’t make it easier. … Continue reading

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Touching heaven.

Santo Domingo de Silos has been unforgettable and hard to beat. Little did I know, when I decided to spend the night there, how would I be rewarded. The snug and cozy village, the natural and pristine surroundings, the peaceful … Continue reading

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A monastic life?

I leave behind Peñafiel, its castle and famous wineries; ahead is the plain, losing its harshness as it slowly gets higher, towards more beautiful and faraway regions. The blue sky is partly cloudy with cumulus humilis, the wind caresses the … Continue reading

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The blind sun…

The second day of my journey to nowhere starts with a little start: right before getting on the motorcycle, I panic because I can’t find my cellular on me. I go back to the hotel and set everyone on alert … Continue reading

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Journey to Nowhere. Olmedo

Many people envy us travelers. That’s because they ignore our life’s drama. Every process in the Universe, every movement, every activity takes origin in some misbalance, and aims to an equilibrium; and traveling is no exception to such rule. The … Continue reading

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Orduña 2nd part ·

Juan de Garay, conqueror and colonizer, third governor of Río de la Plata, explorer of Paraná river and fouder of Santa Fé and Buenos Aires, was born in Orduña in the year 1528. But before this event took place, the … Continue reading

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The bizarre Hua Qiang Bei electronic market

Hua Qiang Bei is arguably the largest market for electronics in the world, and definitely one of the more fantastic and bizarre places I’ve ever been. Deep in the very heart of Shenzhen city, China, there is a street called … Continue reading

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