Abandoned Cinema, Manzanares el Real, Spain

  It’s just a photo. Since then – a few years ago, like maybe around 2010 – this cinema has been torn down and something very new has

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Graffiti on Calle Mesón de Paredes, Lavapiés

Here’s some graffiti on Calle Mesón de Paredes, Lavapiés, Madrid. Whoever did this was pretty talented, and must have used a ladder to get all the way up

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Baobab Senegalese Restaurant, Lavapiés

I think this place is gone now… Baobab Senegalese Restaurant, Barrio Lavapiés, Madrid. P.S. Lavapies is overrated.

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El Molar, Comunidad de Madrid: Foothills of the Sierra

El Molar is a small city in the foothills of the Sierra, about 45 minutes north of Madrid. A couple of friends of mine just moved up there,

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Islas Cíes, Spain: the best beach in Europe?

Is this the best beach in Europe? Maybe. Las Islas Cíes are two islands in the mouth of the Ría de Vigo in the region of Galicia, Spain’s

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Walking in Madrid: Valle de Lozoya and Rascafría

The beautiful Valle de Lozoya is way up in the northern part of the Sierra: the only bad thing I can say about it is that it’s so

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Walking in Madrid: La Pedriza

Looking to go hiking near Madrid? One of the most popular spots to go walking around Madrid is La Pedriza, about an hour north of the city by

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The Spanish Coup Attempt, 1981 – a little bit of Spanish history

On this day in 1981, agents of the Guardia Civil broke into the Spanish Parliament with pistols drawn, and declared that Spain’s newly-declared democracy was over. Dictator Francisco

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The Spanish Dream falls to pieces

The Spanish dream is fading fast.. Spanish people, bless their hearts, have a surprising tendency to adopt all of the worst ideas that come out of the United

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