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Feria de Julio Beach Firework 2010

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  • Post published:July 19, 2010
  • Post category:Video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-bO2Ujdke0 We caught the fireworks down at the port on Saturday night. As is always the case with fireworks in Valencia, they were incredible! There will be one last Feria…

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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
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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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13th Annual Kite Competition in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals
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Hey you, there! Yeah, you with the "I Love Kites" shirt on. Yes, you! You, who's wearing the "Krazy 4 Kites" ball cap! I've got some news that is going…

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Granada – El Suspiro del Moro and Almuñécar

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 23, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Photography
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Legend has it that when the Moors were finally conquered and kicked out of Granada, Boabdil, the last Moorish king of Al-Andalus, paused at the southern mountain pass for a…

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Goodbye Beachside Terraces

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 8, 2010
  • Post category:News
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The popular restaurant terraces on the beaches of Valencia, or chiringuitos, will soon be a thing of the past. In compliance with a new law regulating coastal areas, restaurants have…

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Valencia Spa Hotel with History: Las Arenas

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  • Post published:September 23, 2009
  • Post category:Hotels
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Pamper yourself! Enjoy a weekend in the Sea View Junior Suite (aka Suite Malvarrosa) of the Spa Hotel Las Arenas right on top of Malvarrosa Beach. From the suite, you…

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Feria de Julio Beach Firework 2009

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  • Post published:July 27, 2009
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We managed to see the last of the 4 beach fireworks of the Feria de Juliol. And we found a great spot, sitting right next to where they set up…

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Beach Rugby Photos 2009

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  • Post published:July 24, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Photography/Sports
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Here are a couple pictures from Beach Rugby at Malvarrosa, one of the events making up the Gran Nit de Juliol. Not too many spectators on-hand, but it was a…

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Gran Nit de Juliol

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  • Post published:July 18, 2009
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Got any plans for today? You'd better not! Valencia’s Feria de Juliol is reaching it’s climax with more events than you could possibly attend to. Here's a quick rundown of…

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Weekend Festivals – Kites & Alternahh…. tivity?

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 5, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals/Things to Do
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You know summer has arrived in Valencia when every weekend is packed full of more festivals than you could possibly care to attend. They've even started to overflow into the…

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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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