The World
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When I visited Brussels back in 2009, I had a fascinating “encounter” near the European Parliament. It was an exhibit made of parts from the Berlin Wall! I have never been to Berlin, but growing up, the Berlin Wall was something that was all too real and even from […]
We end our short overview of Andorra with El Pas de la Casa, a quite peculiar and unique town in my opinion. There are two ways to reach it (and only one road really). The first one is from Soldeu and the rest of Andorra through the Port d’Envalira […]
Despite not having been to Andorra in many years, I had been so often in the 80’s and 90’s that I thought I knew most of what is not to be missed in the country. After all it is a small country. Well, I was wrong… As our small […]
I don’t have much to tell you about the Ordino Pass (Coll d’Ordino in Catalan). It’s just one of the many passes in Andorra, one that has remained quite unspoiled. This is one of the good things about Andorra, despite its booming development, nature that has barely been touched by […]
We continue with our visit of Andorra with today the village of Pal, possibly the most charming village in the country. While the rapid growth of the Andorran population has seen among other consequences a quite chaotic and not very aesthetic surge of new constructions everywhere, the village was […]
When I was a kid and I used to go to Andorra once or twice a year, there was always one landmark that stood out on the road to Andorra-la-Vella. See, that road, following the Gran Valira river crosses a few towns but none of them are aesthetically or […]
I just returned from a small trip to Andorra. I hadn’t been back in about 15 years (16 maybe?) and it was quite an interesting experience to return after so long, especially because I used to go every year or even several times a year before that hiatus. But […]
I’ve been only once to Baltimore, just spent a few hours there. It was in November 1998, I had been living in the US for just about four months. We had a small road trip with a few French friends and coworkers. Sure, I can’t really have an opinion of the […]