powlow's stuff + things » beach

Sicily

powlow — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:53:19 +0000

Just got back from two weeks in Sicily. Lots to see and food to taste. Was an interesting trip and its still not very overtly turistic which is always nice. We basically went round the whole island which is much bigger than it seems. Cannolo is the word! I’ve put together a map of our major stops : some routes have been altered to make the map look better! Photos up soon…

Back From Holidays

powlow — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:02:13 +0000

Back from holidays after a couple of weeks in Ibiza. Was going to go a few days to Marrakesh before but ending up just doing two whole weeks in Ibiza. The holidays were excellent and managed to completely disconnect from the “city-life”. Basically went to the beach almost everyday, did some snorkeling in some amazing coves and ate well, really well. Definitely some excellent holidays and for anyone who’s up to date with Ibiza news, the oil spill reports were greatly exaggerated : it was almost all cleaned up in less than a week. As always, there are some funny sites and contrasts in Ibiza as the summer months attract all kinds of non-indigenous human fauna and over sized nautical vehicles but, also as usual, we mostly managed to steer clear of all this. Also went to Formentera for a couple of days which is really amazing and still relatively unspoilt. Hung out with Cris’ friends loads and managed to see a lot more of the island than on previous visits which was great : there are some really good trekking and biking routes out there. I didn’t take too many photos (as is becoming usual lately) but I did get some which are up in this set. What I do have is an ever growing collection of photos of Eivissa and Formentera.

Back in Barcelona, August is a great time to be in the city as it seems to literally empty itself of people and cars. Work is very quiet at the moment and I’m taking advantage to look into some music courses : I’m between MicroFusa and SAE Institute at the moment but really want to do some sort of audio course.

This week is crazy for a calm August with plans all the way up to Sunday! Hoping to go up to Illes Medes soon for a dive which should be amazing : its a protected area where you pay a supplement which goes towards the maintenance of the area and has all kinds of restrictions (which should mean its not annihilated by building and development). Also ended up not doing any dive in Ibiza due to extreme holiday relaxation (although did get some snorkeling done which is pretty amazing round there anyways)!

Anyways, enjoy the August calm if you’re stuck in a city!

Férias em Tugaland

powlow — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:08:58 +0000

Acabo de voltar de férias em Portugal. Fui com a Cris e dois amigos de Ibiza. Foi um espectâculo : alugamos uma auto caravana e fizemos a costa toda desde da fronteira com Espanha no Algarve até a Lisboa. Foi a primeira vez que tive numa autocaravana e vale mesmo a pena. Aquilo é um luxo : tomavamos banho todos os dias num duche normal, tems sanita e tems uma cozinha com forno e frigorífico. Muito fixe. E claro, a cena mais fixe é que podes dormir mais ou menos em qualquer sítio : várias noites adormecia com uma vista do oceano atlântico pela janela que estava aos meus pês. Brutal. Muito recomendado. Pro ano tou a pensar fazer uma cena parecida mas em vez de ser só Portugal e para baixo de Lisboa, fazer a peninsula iberica inteira! Quem curtir a ideia que diga qualquer cena.

Ainda tivemos ums dias em Lisboa em casa da Anne e ainda deu pra ver algums dos usual suspects. Até fui a um concerto de More Than Hate…parece que foi de propósito

Como sempre, é fixe tar em Portugal e ver a todos que chego a ver. Um gajo até fica com saudades de tudo e de todos!

Ainda não descargei as fotos da camara mas quando fizer uma escolha das melhores das fotos de todos, já meto aqui um slideshow.

Férias em Portugal e Clases de Catalão Outra vez

powlow — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 07:50:01 +0000

Vou ter férias outra vez e já tá marcado. Vou a Lisboa dia 21 de Octubro, até dia 1 de Novembro. Veêm ums amigos da Cris também e vamos alugar uma autocaravana e vamos fazer a costa a surfar. Tem muito boa pinta esta viagemzinha e quem quiser vir dar uma surfada o pasar um bocado ai perto do mar, é mais que benvindo. Dormir ao lado da praia, ver o por do sol, tomar o café da manha a ver o mar…

Começo com as clases de catalao outra vez hoje : já vou no básico 3. Quando acabar este curso, já posso apresentar-me ao exame de nível B, que sempre é porreiro. Mais uma língua. E sempre dá mais posibilidades, pois parece que algumas vezes até pedem um nível de catalao pra algums trabalhos, etc. Mal nao faz com certeza.

Delta de l’Ebre

powlow — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:51:40 +0000

Foi Delta de l’Ebre este fim de semana, um parque natural, perto de Tarragona, na zona sul da Catalunya. É brutal. Um festival da natureza. Não dá pra descrever, vejam.

Crack Go Them Bones

powlow — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:39:49 +0000

The sound of my back as I get my bones back into alignment… I’ve been seeing a really good osteopath lately and its going really well. She’s definately magic and I always leave much much better than when I arrived and notice it for weeks after. I’m well on the way to recovery and getting better every day, but it is taking ages. I’m soon off to Punta Cana, in Dominican Republic, on a trip Cris won at her work : all expenses paid trip with palmtrees and as many mojitos as you can drink while soaking in the jacuzzi watching the sunset through the open door of your cabana on the beach…

Anyways, getting ready for all the stuff we’ll be up to and trying to sort out a trip to Lisbon on the long easter weekend, possibly driving there and coming back by plane. This will mean a stop in Madrid for a night which should be a laugh if we manage to meet up with people (as in hopefully they haven’t left on holiday too).

A big happy birthday to Pablo who is now officially more than over the hill! I’m on the way and will soon catch up mate! We can meet up on the easter weekend and exchange old war stories and stuff like that…

Fim de Semana Comprido em Ibiza

powlow — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:39:27 +0000

Fui passar a passagem de ano em Ibiza com a Cris, e foi um espectâculo! Grande festa e grandes paisagems. Vimos casas, praias, bosques, restaurantes, bars, mas sobretudo foi muito relax. Custou voltar…

Com a paisagem e todo o feeling do fim de semana, fiquei activado outra vez pra meter-me a fazer mais fotos e, com os meus anos a chegar já, vou aproveitar para começar a fazer fotos digitais decentes com uma camera decente.

Ainda fiz umas quantas fotos que meti no meu album das Ilhas Pitiusas. Espero que tenham curtido o vosso ano novo!