Can you believe I forgot to tell you about this place? Would someone please turn on the lights? Thank you. Much better. OK, there are two things I want to highlight before we go in, both about story. First, every detail here tells a story. At first glance -- it's impressive and interesting, but then … Continue reading Spain: Sagrada Familia-Outside>In
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Spain: Barcelona Checklist
Last night I was lucky enough to attend a trade show and dinner for free. The speaker kept lovingly referencing his home country of Spain, and then during dinner we were entertained by a Flamenco dancer and live music. I thought, "I wish I could blog about Barcelona again, but I already covered all that." … Continue reading Spain: Barcelona Checklist
Spain: Park Güell
Campfire Tales promised you a glimpse of some "national parks, should-be parks, and multiple World Heritage sites." So far, this visual tour encompassed locations in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia. Finally, our last destination - Park Güell, in Barcelona, Spain - is both a public park and a UNESCO World Heritage site, designed by Antoni Gaudí. … Continue reading Spain: Park Güell
Plitvice Lakes: Waterfall Wanderland
The tour guide – let’s call her Jezera, so she doesn’t lose her job, okay? – spotted Mike and me as she started a head count on the bus. “Where have you two been?” she asked, flipping the apology we’d been expecting into an accusation: She hadn’t ditched us; we’d wandered away. “We got held … Continue reading Plitvice Lakes: Waterfall Wanderland
Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Founded in 1949, Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia USED to be a well-kept secret, but the park has seen a boom in tourism over the past 20 years. (An increase of more than a million visitors a year over the last 16 years? Yikety-yikes!) Had you heard of Plitvice before this post? I only … Continue reading Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Italy: Cinque Terre National Park
Cinque Terre National Park, inducted by Italy in 1999, doesn't protect only the landscape (a section of the Ligurian coastline) or only the five, historical medieval cliff-side towns (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso) within its boundaries. I love this concept: establishing a park to preserve (no, more than that; to sustain, to improve) the … Continue reading Italy: Cinque Terre National Park
