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13th Annual Kite Competition in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2010
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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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Fallas 2010: Mascletà Napolitana

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  • Post published:March 8, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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https://vimeo.com/10008160 Along with thousands of other gluttons for punishment, Jürgen and I returned to the beach on Sunday afternoon for the rescheduled Mascletà Napolitana. This time, we were in luck…

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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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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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Oil on Malvarrosa Beach?!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 1, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/News
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Earlier this week, Juergen and I celebrated my 14th birthday with a trip to Malvarossa beach. It was a beautiful sunny day, I was away from my computer and I…

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Bonfires of San Juan at Malvarrosa Tonight

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 23, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Festivals
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Tonight, on June 23rd, the beach buses and metro will be running all night, facilitating revelers in attending the fiestas for San Juan at Malvarrosa beach. We're not going to…

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Let the Beach Season Begin!

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  • Post published:May 4, 2009
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We finally got the weather one expects from Valencia: bright sun & pure blue skies. It's already worth heading to the beach, even though the water is still way too…

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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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