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Pamplona – Where Thrillseekers Come to Run with the Bulls

May 28, 2012 by
Pamplona Monuments

Pamplona - Best Known for its Fiesta of San Fermin and the Running of the Bulls: Pamplona is a city that's best known for its Fiesta de San Fermín and the Running of the Bulls. For those not familiar with the significance of Pamplona's running of the bulls event, a stroll through the main streets of town will quickly enlighten you. Monuments, sculptures, the bullring and a clock counting down to the next San Fermín festival, all point to the importance of the Encierro in this town. There … [Read more...]

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Torremolinos: Live from Spain’s Costa del Sol

May 25, 2012 by
Torremolinos, Costal del Sol Spain

Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol is Spain’s Beach Capital Helen Page introduces you to Torremolinos on Spain's Costa del Sol, an area on the southern coast, just to the east of Gibraltar. With 160 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline, the Costa del Sol is one of Spain’s most popular holiday destinations. "Well hello again. Here we are in Torremolinos. As you can see on the right here there are lots of beach huts that you can rent. The beach itself is huge, it's a long, long stretch. … [Read more...]

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Peñíscola: Live from the Castillo del Papa Luna – a Knights Templar Castle

May 25, 2012 by
Peniscola Spain

Castillo del Papa Luna – A Papal Palace and Knights Templar Castle in Peñíscola: Helen Page introduces you to Peniscola from the battlements of the Castillo del Papa Luna, its Knights Templar castle built on a site that was previously an old Moorish citadel. The castle stands on the high point of a rocky headland, some 64 metres above sea level. We left Barcelona this morning and travelled down south. After an hour or so of travel we left Catalonia and now we're in Valencia. … [Read more...]

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Bilbao – Live from Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum

May 24, 2012 by
Bilbao - Live from the Guggenheim Museum

Bilbao in the Basque Country is the Home of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum: Helen Page introduces you to Bilbao and Jeff Koons' "Puppy" from the forecourt of the Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao, in the north of Spain, is the capital of the province of Biscay and the largest city in the Basque Country. But for most visitors, it is the Guggenheim Museum that brings them here. "Well, we left Santander this morning and here we are in Bilbao to see Frank Gehry's famous Guggenheim Museum. … [Read more...]

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Santander – Live from Sardinero Beach

May 23, 2012 by
Santander -- Live from Sardinero Beach

Santander, The Capital of Cantabria, is Famous for Its Beaches: Helen Page talks about Burgos and Santander from Sardinero Beach esplanade. Santander, on the north coast of Spain, is famous for its vast stretches of beaches. When a summer palace was built here for King Alfonso XIII in 1912, it sealed the town's reputation as a popular summer retreat: "Well, we left Madrid this morning and after a couple of hours drive we arrived at Burgos, which is famous for its cathedral - it's an amazing … [Read more...]

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Gibraltar and its Famous Rock

May 22, 2012 by
The Rock

Gibraltar and its Impenetrable Rock: From Torremolinos we travelled westward along the Costa del Sol to La Linea de la Conception to make a visit to Gibraltar before going on to Seville. Many first-time visitors to Gibraltar may find this place a little curious. Where it sits at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, it seems very much like a part of Spain, but it is actually a British Overseas Territory and there is passport control between Spain and Gibraltar. A Strategic British … [Read more...]

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German Wine Regions – Part 2

May 7, 2012 by
Wine Regions of Germany

The Thirteen Wine Regions of Germany - Part 2: Nahe Valley Wine Region Although the Nahe Valley vineyards are some of the oldest wine regions in Germany after the Moselle, it would be fair to say that the Nahe wine region itself is not well known to most outside of Germany. Located in the south-west of Germany, the region covers 4,000 hectares of vineyards lining the Nahe River valley from Martinstein to where the Nahe joins the Rhine near Bingen. Seventy-five per cent of the vineyards is … [Read more...]

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German Wine Regions

May 6, 2012 by
Germany wine regions

German Wine Regions and the Wines They Produce: Germany is well known for its white wines and for some, especially the baby boomers, the mention of German wines still brings flashbacks of names like Blue Nun Liebfraumilch, Hock and Black Tower.  But German wine production has come a long way since the early years of cheap and sweet German wines.  There are actually thirteen German wine regions that are defined as areas producing quality wine.  The wine regions are mostly in the west … [Read more...]

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Tony Page reviews Bianca Reyes’ “Venice for rookies” eBook

April 28, 2012 by
Venice for rookies ebook

A Venice insider's view on the best hotels, restaurants, shopping and places to see We're off to Italy in August, with a couple of stops in Venice, so I was especially interested in reviewing Bianca Reyes' "Venice for rookies" eBook. Let's hope you think my words are worth your time reading them! A Ten Year Love Affair Bianca Reyes finally moved to Venice from the USA in 2008, after a ten year long love affair with Italy. She learnt Venetian and Italian, and how to live like a local. Now … [Read more...]

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Baden Asparagus Route

April 23, 2012 by
Baden Asparagus

The Baden Asparagus Route Covers 136 Kilometres of Asparagus Producing Country: With spring comes asparagus, nicknamed "spears of spring air" by some in Germany. The Baden region is well-known for its fine asparagus and for lovers of this vegetable, the Baden Asparagus Route covers almost 136 kilometres of fine asparagus-producing country. A Royal Vegetable As the asparagus was much loved by royalty in the past, it earned itself the nickname of "royal vegetable". Louis XIV, the Sun King, … [Read more...]

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