Past & present adventures of a boy from Barcelona

Tanjazz (may'07)

2007-05-24T16:27:00.001-07:00

The Jazz Festival in Tanger is not to miss...

KMG playing some good funky which I love

superb Manu Dibango

Gigja, Jesus, Dalila

Wedding in Bilbao (apr'07)

2007-05-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

Neil & Maria (who appear earlier in this blog!) got married in Bilbao in April...

Apart from meeting all my friends from the UK: George (who continues to be a rock star!), Clive & Dave

I also met Ainara & Elena from Pamplona that I hadn't seen in 7 years!!! They did the Erasmus with me in Marseille!!!

I visited the Guggenheim museum, impressive building at the end of the street

Madrid (mar'07)

2007-05-24T15:49:00.000-07:00

In February easyjet started flying to Madrid from Casablanca for peanuts, so we went there for a weekend with some friends...

'el oso y el madroño', symbol of Madrid

Plaza Mayor full of supporters of Spain and Danemark, who were playing that night

Palacio Real

Jardines de Sabatini

Mauritius (nov'06)

2007-05-24T15:37:00.000-07:00

Mauritius is a lovely place, with much more to do than package/tour organised holidays;

Trou aux Biches

my friend Kris and parents in an Indian wedding

Flic-en-Flac beach

...got my diving certification...

Hindi temple

Western Balkans (aug'06) VIII

2007-05-24T15:29:00.000-07:00

Finally left the Balkans to go into Bulgaria, straight to Sofia as I was running out of time :-(

street market

...and this trip was over...

Western Balkans (aug'06) VII

2007-05-24T15:24:00.000-07:00

Crossed into Macedonia, where I visited quiet Ohrid and its lake

church Sv Jovan at Kaneo

and also the capital Skopje

Western Balkans (aug'06) VI

2007-05-24T15:18:00.000-07:00

On my way to the Ionian coast in south of Albania...

stopped to cool the taxi's engine after crossing Llogaraja Pass; 2 Bulgarian travellers joined in

coast town of Himara

here some bunkers; Albania is covered with them

Western Balkans (aug'06) V

2007-05-24T15:03:00.000-07:00

Then I went to Albania; travelling there was one of the most rewarding trips I've ever done, as it made me change completely my thoughts about Albania; I found a country full of nice places and wonderful people (and a bit polluted though); here some pics of Tirana:

Partying hard in 'Living Room' in Tirana

girls strolling around the cool district Blloku in Tirana

Western Balkans (aug'06) IV

2007-05-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

In Montenegro, which had just become independent, I visited Kotor...

...which has a stunning fjord

and the capital Podgorica, where some kids were selling old school books on the street

Western Balkans (aug'06) III

2007-05-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

In Croatia, I visited Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast

Western Balkans (aug'06) II

2007-05-24T14:39:00.000-07:00

After Serbia, I went to neighbour Bosnia-Hercegovina...

old center of Sarajevo

Latin Bridge in Sarajevo, where the 1st World War started

'the bridge over the Drina' (for those who read the book) in Visegrad

beautiful Mostar

Western Balkans (aug'06) I

2007-05-24T14:24:00.000-07:00

In summer 2006 I went travelling to this interesting region; I started in Belgrade (Serbia)

rainy day in Belgrade center

the massive Orthodox church Sveti Sava

some building still remind us of the war

'Toma', the popular place to come eat some tasty burek

Lisboa (aug'06) II

2007-05-24T13:27:00.001-07:00

Around Lisboa there are some nice places to see...

Sintra

Cascais

we stayed in non-touristic, but charming Palmela

coast on the Alentejo region

Setúbal

Lisboa (aug'06) I

2007-05-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

In August 2006 I spent a week in Lisboa with my parents and my brother; here some pics:

my brother, mum & me

Praça do Comércio

Tafraout & Mirleft (apr'06)

2007-05-21T08:16:00.000-07:00

In Easter 2006 I spent some days in the south of Morocco again; a pretty perfect trip, with some days in the mountains and some on the coast; here some sights around Tafraout, in the Moroccan anti-Atlas:

that's Jbel el-Kest; do you recognise the lion head on top of the mountain? Amazing!

already on the coast, the chilled-out village of Mirleft, which has several stunning beaches around...

...like Legzira beach ...

... and Plage Sauvage

New year's eve 2005 in Berlin

2007-04-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

I spent new year's eve in Berlin with friends I met in Rabat

... the massive Reichstag...

Juliane, me, Johanna, Su & Sven

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) VI

2007-04-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

...and finally Istanbul, a city where I could happily live...

...with its nice skyline...

Santa Sofia

fishing on the Golden Horn with the Galata tower behind

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) V

2007-04-17T13:42:00.000-07:00

...crossing Turkey to visit Cappadocia and its magical landscapes...

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) IV

2007-04-17T13:34:00.000-07:00

...still in Syria...

ruins in Palmyra

a Barça fan in Palmyra

the dessert 'halawat al-jin', speciality of Hama

center of Aleppo

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) III

2007-04-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

On the Jordan-Syrian border

Damascus by night

in the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus

picturesque little town of Maalula

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) II

2007-03-27T14:15:00.000-07:00

After Egypt, it came Jordan where I travelled with a group of American I met...

...amazing Petra...

...we went swimming in the Dead sea...

Friday night in Amman!!!

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) I

2007-03-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

It is called the mother of all trips... I wish I had more time to do it again with more time...

Spectacular view of Cairo from mosque Mohammed Ali

... no need to comment...

...strolling in Cairo

West Africa (july'05) IV

2007-03-07T11:41:00.000-08:00

Finally into The Gambia...

...where kids ALSO love football (of course)...

Albert Market in Banjul downtown

West Africa (july'05) III

2007-03-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

After Mauritania, down to Senegal....

...crossing river Senegal...

St Louis

view of Dakar

...a solitary baobab (symbol of Africa) in Siné Saloum delta...

West Africa (july'05) II

2007-02-12T12:09:00.000-08:00

...after Choum...

old mosque of Chinguetti

typical landscape in the Adrar region

finally back to Nouakchott; in the pic you can see the Marché Capital.

West Africa (july'05) I

2007-02-12T11:55:00.000-08:00

In July '05 I travelled fom Nouakchott to Dakar thru Mauritania, Senegal & The Gambia.
Starting with Mauritania:

From Nouakchott I went north thru Ten Alloul, a fishing village in Banc d'Arguin...

...a school in the village...

on the road to Nouadhibou...

spectacular beach on Cap Blanc in Nouadhibou

In Nouadhibou I took the iron ore train up to Choum...

OSS117 shooting

2007-01-10T14:34:00.000-08:00

Some friends & myself took part in the shooting of 'OSS117 - Le Caire, nid d'espions' http://www.oss117.fr/oss.htm ; so of course we got 'disguised' for the movie...

actors Bérenice Bejo & Jean Dujardin and director Michel Hazanavicius

Errachidia to Ouarzazate

2007-01-10T14:17:00.000-08:00

Some pics of the trip between Errachidia and Ouarzazate

saturday´s souk in Goulmime

view of Tinerhir

biking in Todra gorges

Dadès gorges

Barça

2007-01-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

No panic! This is not turning into a football blog... but of course I had to say something about my team! Here's the 'FC Barcelona & Unicef tie-up advert'

Visca el Barça!!!

Partying in Rabat...

2007-01-07T13:14:00.000-08:00

Many carnivals, kitsch parties, barbecues, 'apéros', dinners... going on in Rabat...

Marrakesh

2007-01-06T11:09:00.000-08:00

Marrakesh is only 4 hours away from Rabat by train so I spend here the weekends from time to time; there's lot to see & a lot to do at night...

Eternal Place Djemma el-Fna at dusk and more...

skiing in Morocco?

2007-01-06T10:51:00.000-08:00

Yes, it is possible! 1h 20min drive from Marrakesh you get to Oukaïmeden where you can ski in January & February.

Have a look at some pics of Oukaïmeden...

Rabat

2007-01-06T10:41:00.000-08:00

Mohamed V avenue, Oudaya Kasbah & beach, Medina...
some highlights of the city where I live; it´s not a huge city but still there is some stuff to do.

Paris & London: new year's eve 2004 (II)

2006-12-29T13:35:00.000-08:00

And London: never disappointing...Picadilly Circus...

... Tower Bridge...

...and enjoying a pint in Covent Garden with Janaïna, Maria, Aaron, Neil & Kerry before 2005 arrives...

Paris & London: new year's eve 2004 (I)

2006-12-29T13:24:00.000-08:00

For New Year's eve two years ago I was in Paris & London for the New year's eve...
Bastille, Ile de la Cité, Concorde, Louvre... wonderful city...

My city

2006-12-29T13:09:00.000-08:00

...it makes sense to show first my city:
Barcelona viewed from Parc Güell...

...and from Montjuïc hill.

On the way to Sagrada Família.

Drâa Valley

2006-12-27T13:46:00.000-08:00

Zagora

dunes of M´hamid

Aït Benhaddou

After leaving the UK...

2006-12-22T02:43:00.001-08:00

In fact, while I was living in the UK (2 years) I didn't have a digital camera, so that makes it quite difficult (I mean a lot of work) to show pics of it... maybe in the near future...
So I'll start showing pics of what I've been doing after leaving the UK... I went straight to Morocco where I had a job waiting for me... Morocco is a place with a lot of contrasts to talk about and a lot to show... On top of that, I've been doing some travelling as well, so that makes quite a few pics to show altogether, so ...

Getting started...

2006-12-22T02:35:00.001-08:00

Well, well, well... finally I'm starting a blog... the objective is actually to give a slight idea of what I've been doing in the last years by showing some pics and explaining some stuff... I will add many pics but not much writing I'm afraid...