Posts by mpowell

• Street Light Battle Heats Up!

  by mpowell

  Filmed with the Sanyo VPC – CS 1 (super tiny) available here: USA, UK, Deutschland and Spain

  Okay — we admit it. We spoke way too soon when announcing that Sueca-Literato Azorín was “obviously” going to win the annual Lights competition.
  We hadn’t yet seen Cuba-Literato Azorín’s lights in all their glory! When [...]

  Filed in: Fallas, Photography, Video on March 12th, 2010

• Shameful Censorship in Valencia

  by mpowell

  With its biggest popular celebration going on, Valencia should be in the news for its positive aspects. But, nope. The main story in the city for the past week has been the censorship of a few photos from an exhibit looking back on 2009.
  The MuVIM’s exhibition, Fragments of a Year, brings together iconic [...]

  Filed in: News, Photography on March 10th, 2010

• Fallas 2010: The Lights of Ruzafa

  by mpowell

  For hostel/hotel bookings during Fallas, we’ve found the best rates at Hostelbookers, Booking.com and Apartments in Valencia

  This year, the competition for the Best Lights Display award has heated up! Two other commissions, Cuba-Literato Azorín and Cuba-Puerto Rico are challenging the perennial victors Sueca-Literato Azorín. “Enough of the dominance”, the upstart commissions cry! “This year, [...]

  Filed in: Fallas, Photography, Video on March 9th, 2010

• 32nd Annual Antique Book Fair on Gran Vía

  by mpowell

  What goes hand-in-hand with Fallas, one of the world’s craziest street festivals?!
  Antique Books!
  What’s the perfect complement to ear-shattering fireworks and greasy buñuelos?!
  Antique Books! Antique Books!
  Haha well, I could give you until the end of the world, and I bet you still wouldn’t guess the right answer: Antique Books!
  Hey!

  Until March 21st, the 32nd Annual Antique Book [...]

  Filed in: Books, Festivals on March 5th, 2010

• Granada – Hammam, Arabic Baths

  by mpowell

  Hotels in Granada – Hostels in Granada – Flights to Granada
  By the end of our trip to Granada, we were physically and mentally exhausted. In just a few days, we had seen so much, and had been running around the city like maniacs, indulging only in short pauses for tapas and beer. La Alhambra, [...]

  Filed in: Photography, Things to Do, Travel on March 5th, 2010

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