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Photos from the Oktoberfest in Valencia

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  • Post published:September 21, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink/Things to Do
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On Saturday we managed to go to the Oktoberfest. We had originally planned on going for the inaugural day, but the weather wasn't playing along. It was a blast, but…

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Festival of Nations 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 20, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Festivals/Food & Drink/Things to Do
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Lacking a little culture in your day-to-day life? Feel like jamming out to some bongo drumming? Getting sick of Spanish paella and arroz del horno? All valid reasons to head…

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Opening Today: Wine Festival in the Turia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 1, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink/Things to Do
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If you're looking for me between the hours of 7 to 10pm tonight (April 1st), or from 11am to 10pm on the 2nd through 5th, head down to the Turia…

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La Cridà 2009 – Opening Ceremony of Las Fallas

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 23, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Events/Fallas/Music
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On February 22nd, Las Fallas was officially opened at La Cridà -- a huge annual spectacle which takes place on the last Sunday of the month. This year, tens of…

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Despertà 2009 — Welcome to Hell, Kid

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 23, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Fallas
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Ah, Sundays. There's nothing better than sleeping in on a lazy Sunday morning, taking your time with breakfast, coffee, the paper. Disbelief and a gratifying sense of shame when you…

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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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