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MNAC – Behind the scenes at the Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya
The MNAC – definitely very impressive. The MNAC is located close to the Plaza Espanya in the Catalan capital of Barcelona. The collection of the Museum’s art is inside of the Palau Nacional, a huge and...
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Son of a Gun – Fab Friday Find Film
Son of a Gun movie poster Son of a Gun: I ask myself often why good and gritty movies always seem to slip in under the radar while the crappy ones get to make a boat load of money and are instantly...
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Fabrica Moritz Barcelona – A must visit Microbrewery
Where the nectar of life comes from :-) Fabrica Moritz: Looming large on Ronda Santa Antoni in the El Raval neighborhood of Barcelona is the ever buzzing Fabrica Moritz Microbrewery, a favorite...
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Natacha Atlas – Fab Friday Find Music
Natacha Atlas Natacha Atlas is my go to when l am feeling romantic :-). Having just come back from Marrakesh, l really felt like listening to her, and not just for the nice memories of the vacation....
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Marrakesh, as exotic as you picture it – go visit! Post & Podcast
http://nextbiteoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/PodcastItalian-Marrakesh.mp3 First podcast is in English, the second is in Italian. The Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh We’ve been back from...
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Flashback Photos – Fab Friday Find
I think she was only pretending to push me in.. I must admit that l am starting to have a new appreciation for Facebook. It’s only been thanks to it that l have been able to see some old photos of...
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Campo de Fiori, Rome – a lively neighborhood with a dark history
The Bruno statue at Campo de Fiori Campo de Fiori is bustling piazza located just south of the Piazza Navona in Rome, which l have written about before. It borders the districts of Parione and Regola....
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Diva – The movie – Fab Friday Find Film
Diva and Jules I am in no way a romantic :-). Not in the least. As you can probably tell from previous fab Friday finds, my tastes tends to run more towards action movies. I leave romance to music....
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Seville Cathedral and La Giralda – stunning ode to excess in Andalusia
Seville Cathedral street view. “Hagamos una Iglesia tan hermosa y tan grandios que los que la vieren labrada nos tengan por locos” translates to “Let us build a church so beautiful and so grand that...
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Ayub Ogada – Fab Friday Find Music
Ayub Ogada Unlike most people l know, I actually make time to experience various “emotions”. It helps me reset the little gray cells. My personality is more of a happy go lucky type, always trusting...
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Cost of living in Seville, Spain
View from the top of the Seville Cathedral As promised, l have now compiled our cost of living in our Seville suburb, and will compare it to our cost in Malaga. As both cities are in Andalusia, you...
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Wild Tales – Fab Friday Find Film
Some of the cast of Wild Tales Wild Tales is a collection of insane and extremely delightful short stories from the mind of Damian Szifron, an Argentinian film maker. His style reminds me of that...
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El Retiro Park- an oasis chock full of beauty in Madrid, Spain
Retiro Pond with the monument to King Alfonso in the rear. The El Retiro Park is one of the biggest parks in Madrid. It is approximately 350 acres and is located close to the city center. We decided...
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House of Cards, not that one – Fab Friday Find
The late Sir Ian Richardson as the power hungry Francis Urquhart. I know what you’re thinking! Everybody knows about House of Cards of course! Yeah!, but l am not talking about that one. Not in the...
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Alcazar Palace of Seville & Podcast – Wows all the way!
Does it look familiar from the “Game of Thrones” ? Upon entering the Alcazar, l am immediately struck by how much it reminds me of Marrakesh. The Moorish design is quite obvious. The color and design...
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My top 10 Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies – Fab Friday Find
Wikipedia image of Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is a slight departure from the Fab Friday Format. I had thought about doing this as an addition to the fab Friday find as far back as a year ago. I used...
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Las Lozas tapas – Puebla del Rio, Seville
Fountain at the square in Puebla del Rio My mother in law visited us from Rome this past week. It was a very chilled, relaxed time for her and us as well. A vacation from a permanent vacation if you...
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Mayra Andrade – Fab Friday Find Music
Photo from OkayAfrica One of the most amazing things about this blog series “Fab Friday Find” has been the opportunities to discover new artists, shows, movies etc. I enjoy writing about my favorites,...
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W Barcelona luxury dream hotel – why I want to stay there.
W Barcelona Infinity pool with a view.. It’s fair to say that l have been dreaming about this hotel ever since l got a chance to visit it on my last trip to Barcelona. The hotel is fantastic, gorgeous,...
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Flashback Photo – Fab Friday Find
Horseback riding in Hawaii. Another picture from the treasure trove of my friend is this weeks Fab Friday Find. Here l am on horseback in Hawaii. I think this was in 1993 or pretty darn close to it. It...
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