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Spirited Travelers, bite-sized travel stories.

Short photo stories to inspire your travels.

It’s Las Setas de Sevilla

15-Mar-2020

The official name for this building is The Metropol Parasol Project. The locals call it Las Setas de Sevilla, which means “the mushrooms of Seville.” It‘s supposedly the largest wooden structure in the world. And it‘s beautiful. See what you think.

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Revisiting Cologne’s cathedral

06-Mar-2020

In 2002, we took a train to Cologne, Germany, for a weekend holiday. We were awestruck by Cologne‘s Cathedral. Seventeen years later, we went back. Would we still find the cathedral so impressive?

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Three Days in Budapest: Christmas Markets, Food and Hungarian Wine

07-Feb-2020

Founded by the Celts in the 1st c. B.C., then becoming a co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century before disappearing behind the Iron Curtain in the 20th century, Budapest after communism is a tourist-friendly city with a thriving foodie scene.

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Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen: getting into the Christmas spirit

14-Dec-2019

December in northern Europe: the days are short, cold and it’s frequently raining. Perfect conditions for Christmas markets. And the Christmas season sparkles in Copenhagen.

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Venice flooding photo workshop

04-Dec-2019

Venice 2019: I’m glad I brought my waders. I booked a photography workshop in Venice, Italy a year in advance. Who knew then that it would coincide with the worst flooding to hit Venice in over 50 years? Buying hip waders: the adventure before the adventure The workshop instructor, David, was already in Venice when…

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Tapas, wine and art in Madrid

09-Nov-2019

Food, wine and art. And more food. Plus a recipe for a chocolate treat. Madrid. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age but the documented history of the city only goes back to the 9th century. Originally a small citadel built to protect the northern approach to Toledo, Madrid became the capital of…

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