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Seville and Andalusia (Spain) Travel Guide: What to See & My Best Addresses
After a month and a half in Seville, we are starting to get to know this beautiful city well What to visit in Seville? Here are the places of interest that we visited in order of priority (+ the links to the corresponding travel diaries) The Alcázar of Seville Cathedral of Our Lady of the See of Seville Plaza de Espana Palacio de las Duenas (the only furnished palace we visited) Promenade d’Hercule (lots of local restaurants in the area) Palacio de las Pilas Museo Taurino de la Real Maestranza de Caballerie What to visit around Seville? (cities are listed in order of priority) Granada: the Alhambra, to be booked…
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Granada (Spain): The Alhambra, Flamenco and the Segway
Our stay in Andalusia wouldn’t be complete without a weekend in Granada, where the beautiful Alhambra Palace has been waiting for us for centuries Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary How to get there From Seville: By train or bus There are works at the moment, preventing us from taking the train, that’s why we take the bus with the company ALSA Departure: Plaza de Armas in Seville Duration: 3h-3h30 Price: between 45€ and 60€/person/return from Seville First day We arrive at the bus station around 2:30 pm. We spot a stand offering segway tours and book for the same evening at 5pm (35…
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How to rent a bank safe deposit box?
Going around the world and becoming a digital nomad also means adopting minimalism. Before we left, we separated 90% of what we owned and gave the few remaining boxes to the family. However, there were still some very important assets and documents that we couldn’t afford to lose or destroy, even though we trust our family, it is too important to take any risks. So we deposited them in a safety deposit box at the bank. Renting a bank safe deposit box? It’s like a spy movie, like Jason Bourne who goes to retrieve fake passports, cash and a weapon in a Swiss bank safe. It is however a classic…
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My Fav massages, facials thermal baths, hammam and cosmetic stores in Seville (Spain)
Having been a stress of life, I have gotten into the habit, since I have a salary, of going regularly to an institute to relax: massage, sauna, hamma, facial care… I love it! Now that stress is no longer a permanent state for me, I still continue to be pampered, even when I’m travelling around the world In general, I’m used to going to institutes run by Asians: the prices are softer, and the massages are often more energetic and more precise (the acupuncture points all that, it’s no joke). However, the Asian population in Seville is close to nothing, so we’ll go to the local institutes instead. I warn…
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The Alcázar and the Cathedral of Seville (Spain): Travel Diary
It’s been a month since we’ve been in Seville but we still haven’t visited the two most famous monuments of Seville. The reason for this is that we booked them (with Cordoba) to visit them with a friend who came to spend 3 days with us in Seville (yaayyy) Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary The Alcázar of Seville There are always a lot of people in front of the Alcázar de Sevilla, but we don’t get discouraged because it moves very quickly. After 20 minutes of queuing and 9,5€/person later, we enter the first patio/garden There are so many things to visit that…
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Test and review of the XD Design Bobby backpack
During our world tour we each had a backpacker’s backpack: the Osprey Mira AG 26 for Anh and the Gregory Baltoro 65 for me.We both had a small backpack that we could roll up and put in our pocket. They had the advantage of taking up no space and weighing nothing at all. However, they were not very comfortable to carry and had a very small capacity.With our new life as digital nomads, we move less regularly and have abandoned our backpackers bags and moved on to suitcases.For our booster bags, Anh got her Longchamp bag back and I invested in a new bag.The XD Design Bobby backpack is the…
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Vietnamese people not warm, friendly, smiling, nice, unpleasant? Disappointed by Vietnam?
I often hear on travel sites or travel forums that Vietnamese people are less nice/healty/friendly/smiling/honey/kind/welcoming than Cambodian/Thai/laotian people (cross out the useless mention)… OK, everyone has their own feelings. But let them then say that it hurts them, disappoints them… because yes, they expect the Vietnamese to welcome them with a smile up to their ears and shout “thank you for being here, thank you thank you thank you!” Then there… It makes me laugh… yellow. As a Vietnamese woman, I want to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. Imagine a second. For more than 1000 years, your country has been invaded by China and by a miracle, your…
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Córdoba (Spain): One-day visit to Córdoba
Did we enjoy our weekend last week in Cádiz, Ronda etc.? Yes ! Are there even more beautiful things in Andalusia to visit? Yes ! There is the Cathedral/Mosque of Cordoba (or Cordoba for Hispanics). This time, we are accompanied by a friend, who came to share a bit of world tour with us in Seville (yééé). Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary How to get there? From Seville? By train. 33€ round trip in the day. 45mn trip. The Cathedral/Mosque of Cordoba Located in the heart of the historic center of the city, the Mosque of Cordoba is one of the most beautiful…
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Jerez, Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz, Ronda, Malaga, Torremolinos and the pueblos blancos (Spain): weekend in Andalusia
To visit Andalusia, we decide to rent a car from Goldcar and spend 4 days on the road As during our first world tour, we decide to find the hotel at the last minute, depending on the weather, our mood. In freestyle mode Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Antiteatro de Italica We start our little trip with these Roman ruins, located 11km from Seville. Access to the site is free for Europeans The site includes a large amphitheater (which can hold up to 25,000 people) but also ruins of dwellings decorated with mosaics on the floor and communal baths I advise you to…
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Car rental in Andalusia (Spain): test and opinion of Goldcar
While being in Seville, we wanted to take a 4-day excursion to discover Andalusia.The question of car rental and the choice of company then arose.In Seville, there is a choice. The giants of the sector are present: Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Europcar, …But also low cost rental companies (Alamo, Goldcar, …).There are two rental hubs, one at the airport and one at the train station.Low-cost rental companies offer unbeatable prices, but the reviews on the internet are scary and many people are screaming for scams of fraud.Renting a car is always a bit anxious because the car rental company takes a bank imprint of your card and can “use” it in…
