SEXY BEDS – SLEEPING IN BUENOS AIRES

Title: Je t´aime…moi non plus
Artist/Group: JANE BIRKIN
We arrived at 10 p.m. to our hotel, which turned out to be very nice but rooms were very small and quite uncomfortable for a one week stay.  We spent the first night at the hotel, but the choice was clear, we were leaving the morning after to another [...]

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A GLIMPSE OF BUENOS AIRES

Title: Mi Corazón
Artist/Group: Tango Club Bajo Fondo
Buenos Aires is the largest city of South America and the gateway to Latin America as Madrid is to Europe.  Buenos Aires is modern, elegant, dynamic, a city of contrasts, with a vibrant nightlife and European culture. The French and Italian influence in buildings of Recoleta, the combination [...]

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COSTA DE LA LUZ – A TASTE OF ATLANTIC OCEAN

Title: Arabian Nights 1
Artist/Group: Buddha Bar
It was so hot that my mind and body needed to relax by the sea.  So we decided to head towards the Costa de la Luz in southern Spain.  The Costa de la Luz has the nicest beaches of Andalucía, so we packed our beachwear and began our journey.  Our [...]

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GRANADA – ROAD TRIPS

Title: Mil y una Noche
Artist/Group: Rosana

GUADIX CAVE DWELLINGS Northeast of Granada we drove through a strange landscape showing an exotic maze of clay caves and green oasis.  In the exotic walled town of Guadix half of the inhabitants seem to live underground in the cave houses of the Troglodyte Neighborhood,  “Barrio Troglodita”.  The cave-houses [...]

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DO’S AND DON’TS FOR MARBELLA

 
 

Next day we had a little talk during breakfast and decided to stay in Marbella for one more day only and then pack and leave. Besides going to the beach and walking around Puerto Banus and the Old Town, there is very little to do in Marbella unless your aim is just beach and food. [...]

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OUR FIRST DAY IN MARBELLA

 
Title: Si tu no estas aqui
Artist/Group: Rossana

Our first day was all about discovery. First thing was the beach, a five minute walk from our hotel.  At noon and after a full morning of lazing on the beach we  set off in our beach wraps for a walk along the “Paseo Marítimo” to have lunch at [...]

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SLEEPING IN MARBELLA

 
 
Title: 19 dias y 500 noches
Artist/Group: joaquin sabina
A good option is to book a hotel near Puerto Banus, is a nice open area though you will need a car.  From there you may visit the Marbella Town and the Old Quarter, just a few minutes away.  Our hotel was the NH Alanda, situated in [...]

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TEN WAYS TO LOVE ANDALUCIA

 
 
 
 
Smell it.  As soon as you enter the Province of Jaen, you will notice there is something in the air.  Passion, pleasant warmth, the strong scent of olives, the clear blue skies and the soft Mediterranean breeze will now be your travel partners.  
 
Taste it.   The refinement of Arab gastronomy and its influence in exotic [...]

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MAGIC BAEZA

Title: Y sin embargo, te quiero
Artist/Group: Joaquin Sabina
Baeza is one of the most beautiful towns of Andalucia.  http://www.baeza.es/baeza/ May be because of its natural surroundings, may be the scent of olives in the countryside, may be its quiet beauty, may be its Roman, then Moorish past back to 9th Century or its Renaissance buildings from [...]

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SPAIN – DRIVING TO ANDALUCIA

Title: Entre dos aguas
Artist/Group: Paco de Lucia
From Madrid we went down to the south, our destination was Marbella and from there we would explore Andalucía.  Though we could have chosen to go by train, the AVE is now connecting Madrid with Malaga and Sevilla, we agreed that driving would be a good option.  We left [...]

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