MOUNT HUA (HUASHAN 华山)

On 3 December, 201811 February, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Cliffs, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Sights7 Comments

We were here: October 3, 2018.
Number of recommended days: 1 if we have seen other Chinese mountains, 2 otherwise.
My score: 2/5, although this depends even more on if other mountains among the important ones in the country have been visited before, since at least one should be a mandatory stop (what would mean 3/5 or higher), regardless of whether we are countryside fans or not.

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XI’AN

On 19 November, 201811 February, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Architecture, Bike, Cities, Museums, Ruins, Sights, Towers, Walkways9 Comments

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We were here: 2 days at the beginning of October 2018.
Number of days needed: 2. If you are going on a day trip to Mount Hua, then 3. If you are a fan of archeology, you probably need a week.
My score: 3/5. No doubt it is a city worthy of a visit, but I am not sure if I would repeat it, and certainly not in the next few years, I explain below why.

Xi’an (西安) is the most important city in the history of China. Continue reading “XI’AN” →

IBIZA

On 22 October, 201824 October, 2018 By alfonsomgcIn Activities, Architecture, Beaches, Cities, Coasts, Nature, Party, Sights, Sin categoría7 Comments

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We were here 4 days in September of 2015.
Number of days needed: at least 3.
My score: 4/5.

Ibiza, like the others in Balearic archipielago, is also an island with many small coves of white sand, surrounded to a greater or lesser extent by forests, with Continue reading “IBIZA” →

SYDNEY

On 18 October, 201820 October, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Activities, Architecture, Beaches, Bike, Bridges, Cities, Coasts, Gardens, Leisure, Mountains, Nature, Parks, Running, Sights, Walkways11 Comments

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Al was here: 2 days by the end of November 2005 and 5 by the end of February 2012.
Number of days needed: at least 2.
My score: 5/5.

I was not thinking of writing about Australia at this time in my life, but for my birthday I usually give myself a post from somewhere that makes me particularly excited, Continue reading “SYDNEY” →

(FRENCH) WAY OF SAINT JAMES

On 24 September, 201827 September, 2018 By alfonsomgcIn Activities, Architecture, Bike, Bridges, Cities, Forests, Gardens, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Religious buildings, Sights, Valleys2 Comments

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I was here: from March 17 to April 17, 2011.
Number of days needed: less than 15 is cheating.
My score 4/5.

The oldest multiday hiking route (originated in the tenth century) and most popular in the old continent is the one that follows the different roads that lead from multiple points of Europe to Continue reading “(FRENCH) WAY OF SAINT JAMES” →