Here they come, stepping in line to a sombre drum beat, the Nazarenos. Their hoods rise to the night sky, penitent cloth and bare feet a symbol, a request. They march through the narrow streets, under rippling velvet banners displaying the colour and symbol of their church. They carry with them staves, candles, crosses and […]
Read more "Murcia – Electric Holy Week (and a Half)"I arrived in Germany in late 2015, with nothing and no one, save my suitcase and backpack, by my side. I was beginning my exchange, a six month university experience that saw me grow from a little, troubled bean of a person to a slightly taller sprout with a few of different troubles. I remember […]
Read more "At Home Between Homes – Germany 2017"The streets are alive and burning. Explosions ring out around every corner, constantly. Waves of people crash and collide around immovable buildings like frenzied liquid. Quite a few churros are eaten. It’s the Falles (or Fallas in Castellano), one of the biggest, brightest festivals in the world. And all holy hell has broken loose! Two […]
Read more "Streets of Fire – Valencia During Falles"I remember walking around Amsterdam on cold, dreary day in 2015 with two mates by my side and something of a home in Germany waiting for my return. I had been in the Netherlands for three days and had been in Germany for maybe two to three months. We walked past a hip, wood-paneled store, […]
Read more "When Do You Stop Being a Tourist? – Bullas, Lorca & Caravaca"“They come, rosy of skin and short of clothes. They seek our sun, our beaches, our paella, our way of life! Oh god, we’ve sold out of ice-cream… in January! Take to the castle, boys!” Alicante is a strange place. After Paris, I think it’s the most touristic city I’ve visited yet. Like others have […]
Read more "A Slow, Pink Invasion – Alicante"I’ve been lucky enough previously to never have been ill on “vacation”, until now. For the past two weeks I’ve had an on-and-off cold which summoned a frog (or poison toad) to my throat and took away my voice as payment. And it all culminated early this week with a migraine, a bout of chucking […]
Read more "En la tierra de mi novia – Murcia and Cartagena"Originally posted on Let's Take a Flight:
Photo by Lara Carryon The moon, squashed and lame, still struggled shining brightly over the world. ? The trees, tall and tired, stood black and stalwart against the approaching light. ? The mist, thick, milky, glowed under the crippled moon. Against the trees it was water. ?…
