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Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Plazas

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 24, 2010
  • Post category:Things to Do/Tips & Tricks
  • Post comments:8 Comments

The one thing Valencia has more of than church bells? Plazas! Every corner of the city is the Plaza de Somethingorother. Here are our favorite five, in no particular order:…

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Plaza Dr. Collado – In the Heart of the City

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 24, 2010
  • Post category:Things to Do/Tips & Tricks
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If you're meeting a group of friends in Valencia, there's about a 73% chance you'll be meeting in Plaza Dr. Collado. The reasons are many: the plaza is central, everyone…

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Valenbisi: The City’s New Bike Rental Service

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 22, 2010
  • Post category:Tips & Tricks/Travel
  • Post comments:7 Comments

There's been talk of a city-wide bike rental scheme for a long time, and it's finally here. Introducing Valenbisi. We lived in Berlin, where the Deutsche Bahn (the railway company)…

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Card Trading on San Vicente Mártir

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 24, 2010
  • Post category:Bizarre/Tips & Tricks
  • Post comments:1 Comment

The World Cup is coming up fast, which means approximately 89% of Europe's children (and 78% of adults) are busy collecting and trading Panini stickers to complete their Official Panini…

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Bike Trip to Saler and the Albufera

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 3, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Photography/Tips & Tricks/Video
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Juergen and I are stupid, drooling idiots; a sad fact confirmed by the length of time it's taken us to finally purchase bicycles. 2 years! We're so dumb... there's no…

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Fallas 2010: Upcoming Events

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  • Post published:March 2, 2010
  • Post category:Events/Fallas/Tips & Tricks
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We feel for everyone who can’t make it to this year's Fallas, but hopefully the content we've posted so far helps soothe the pain! Color Mascletà 2010La Despertà 2010The midday…

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Sunday Flea Market at the Mestalla

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 26, 2010
  • Post category:Shops/Tips & Tricks
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Looking to pick up some junk fished out of garbage containers? Then head on down to the Mestalla this Sunday and marvel at the wonders of the Flea Market!! The…

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BioParc – Tickets in September at Child Prices

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 9, 2009
  • Post category:Things to Do/Tips & Tricks
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Hoping to drum up some post-summer business, the Valencia Bioparc is selling all tickets at their children's price. Curiously, in their ads which trumpet this ("In September, we're all children!")…

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Michael Schumacher in Valencia!!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 30, 2009
  • Post category:Sports/Tips & Tricks/Travel
  • Post comments:7 Comments

*Update: Schumi will be NOT racing in Valencia Finally a bit of great news for Valencia! The legendary Michael Schumacher is stepping in for Ferrari and will be racing in…

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Ruzafa or Russafa?

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 25, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Tips & Tricks
  • Post comments:8 Comments

I'm sorry, Valencia. I think you're just about the best city in the world, and holding onto your culture is a noble goal. But trying to keep straight the multiple…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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