Category Archives: Travel

Sailing in the real world

Posted on August 13, 2011 by El jardinero zurdo

Warning: Excessively long blog post ahead. Scan ahead for the pictures, if you prefer… We just returned from a sailing trip to Menorca: Dulcinea and myself, as well as our friend and skipper Bravo, her cousin Alpha and another friend, … Continue reading →

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Migrating Turkeys

Posted on December 16, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

This Turkey has returned home after a week away…  We got back on Saturday from four days in Istanbul and three in Cappadocia.  It was a great week, in spite of miserable December weather.  Istanbul is a remarkable city, well … Continue reading →

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Non-stop

Posted on August 31, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

I just found out that Air Canada will be flying non-stop from Barcelona to Montreal next summer (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from June 3 until October 18, 2010 — other days the flight goes to Toronto). The past few years … Continue reading →

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Mar de Medusas

Posted on May 19, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

New News Last summer, jellyfish (aka las medusas in Spanish or les meduses in Catalan) ruled the waters of the Mediterranean. It looks like this year will bring more of the same, because we saw huge schools (if this term … Continue reading →

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Berlin and Line-ups (two mostly unrelated topics)

Posted on April 22, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

Berlin We spent a wonderful five days (but could have done without the pollen allergies) in Berlin over the Easter long weekend. I’d never been there, and was duly impressed…a big city that is very accessible (thanks to great public … Continue reading →

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Nepal Trip (Part One: Just Getting There)

Posted on October 23, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Trekking Day “-1″ (Saturday) Fly: Barcelona to Delhi, via Zurich (~7000km) “Sleep”: No-Man’s-Land, Delhi (237m) / Airborne, Nepal (~11500m) What were we (or was I, at least) so anxious about? Mostly about the Indian visa (or our deliberate lack thereof). … Continue reading →

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Nepal Trip (Overview)

Posted on October 21, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

I plan to write up my notes from some of our adventures in Nepal, but will need to divide it up into bite-sized segments (so open really wide!). I’ll start with an appetizer. The trip was a little more than … Continue reading →

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They’re baaaack…(but she’s gone)

Posted on October 17, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Well, we arrived back safe and sound, if a little groggy, from Nepal (via India) on Tuesday, and have been adjusting slowly to life in the “real world” again. Hmm… Is this world really more real than what we experienced … Continue reading →

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One last orange (aka the navel-gazing before the storm?)

Posted on September 19, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

I just ate my last orange, perhaps my last fresh green lettuce for more than three weeks. And I think I’m ready for three weeks of Dahl Baat (rice w/lentils). We’re off to Nepal tomorrow morning (arriving early Sunday morning), … Continue reading →

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Boat and mountains

Posted on August 16, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

A couple of weekends ago, I went on a weekend trip aboard the Gran Azul (Big Blue), a fair-sized sailing yacht, to do my prácticas for the PER (Patron de Embarcaciones de Recreo — aka “Spanish boating licence”). I “passed”, … Continue reading →

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