Apart from the fierce patriotism and character of the people of Catalonia what is most striking about the region is it’s diversity. It officially holds the status of a nationality and most inhabits are Catalans first and Spanish second if at all. The great cities of Girona, Tarragona and the capital Barcelona which is Spain’s [...]
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Postcard from Barcelona; Favourite Destinations Photo Series
Beautiful Barcelona is a favourite city of many and certainly doesn’t need of any promotion from this site. It is one of the most popular cities in the world, travellers are divided into two groups, those that have already visited and those that want to visit. The capital of Catalonia is blessed with attractions, a [...]
Postcard from Spain, a Catalan National Park
Catalonia is a beautiful and diverse region of Spain, which has the feeling of being totally autonomous, a country within a country. The cities of Barcelona, Girona and Tarragona are well known, the beaches of Costa Brava are equally famous and although the wetlands of the Delta l’ Ebre are not slightly less well known [...]
Postcard from Catalonia; Fun in the Delta l’ Ebre rice paddies
Now what do we have here, what could this group of inadequately dressed and inexperienced people possibly be doing picking rice in a Catalan rice paddy? It was a day spent in the Delta l’ Ebre wetland region of Catalonia, Spain, apart from learning about picking rice we also discovered how to fish with nets [...]
Postcards from the colours of food – photo essay
Food is a popular subject for many photographers, though plated up cooked meals however artistic are not my personal favourite. I prefer the vibrant colours of fresh fruit, vegetables and other market produce. Trying to portray them in a slightly different of artistic manner can be great fun. One of my favourite techniques is playing [...]
Our Colour filled World – Capturing the Colour
Invites to participate in photo sharing posts are fairly common, it is a sign of the rising influence of social media and blogging. Choosing which ones worth being involved in can be tricky but when TravelSupermarket invited me to enter their ‘Capture the Colour‘ photo essay competition, the decision was a simple one. Regular visitors [...]
Postcard from a Barcelona outdoor photographic exhibition
Today’s image is a photo of photos. I cannot claim to know the full purpose of this wall in Barcelona city centre near Las Ramblas, it was not really explained by the guide and there was not enough time to stop and enquire. It’s quite interesting though, probably a sort of outdoor exhibition of interesting [...]
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