Blues and Greens

Here are a few film shots of Biarritz, San Sebastien, Hossegor, Bidart, Verdon Gorge and Maubec. I am always suprised at the rich colour my Pentax K1000 gives. Enjoy.
-morgan

San Sebastián

We got given the day off on Wednesday so we took the opportunity to jump in the car and check out San Sebastián. It is pretty funny driving to another country for lunch, and it made for a great little adventure. One of the guys from the hostel came along with us and we had a great time strolling the streets and trying our best to remember how to read and speak Spanish. It was a great little day out.
-kim

Spain in Film

I would have liked to have had other cameras with me on this little trip. But carrying three cameras whilst trying to walk and visit places isn't always convenient. Some days we would go strictly digital, others with would carry just a polaroid camera. Spain was a interesting place to visit. Everything is closed most of the time, so you make the most of seeing the great outdoors.
enjoy
-morgan

Airbnb

Throughout our travels we have been using a great website, airbnb.com for our accommodation. When we have spoken about this site with others many people have been unaware of it, so we wanted to share a little of our experiences using the site.

In Reyjkavik, Iceland we stayed in an amazing apartment, in New York, USA we stayed in a central Manhattan studio and in Valencia, Spain we stayed with a lovely couple who were great hosts.

So what is airbnb? Well, it's kinda like couch surfing but you pay, and you don't have to have a couch, you can hire a bed, a room, a floor, or a whole entire apartment, studio, unit, house, and even an igloo. There is a huge range of accommodation types in a range of prices to suit what you need.



We have used it to hire a entire apartments and have also stayed with hosts. All in all, we have had great experiences with airbnb. All our host have been lovely people and the accommodation has always been better than expected.

If you are planning on traveling sometime soon you should definatly check to see if there are any airbnb hosts where you are going.
- m&k

*this is not a paid for promotion. we just think the site is great and wanted to share*

Spain: a review

With a total of 10 days in 3 cities through out Spain, we has a whirlwind of a trip. We walked a lot of ground, eat a lot of different things, saw a heap of beautiful places and had great fun along the way. Here are some of our favourite things we did in Spain.



Favourite thing to do
M: The best thing for me was getting a new tattoo by one of my previous artists, Sento, in his home studio.
K: We did heaps of great things, but the thing that takes the cake for me was a little date we had at a cafe in Madrid that has been open since 1894. Chocolatería San Ginés lived up to their fame with an epic chocolate con churros and I wish we went back again for some more. Delicious!



Favourite monument
M: In Madrid we went to the Reina Sofia which had a lot of nice art and was an incredible building to walk around at night time. We went after 7pm and got free entry.
K: The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona was enormous and beautiful. You have to pay 13€ to go inside however, which we didn't do, but walking around was magical enough for me.



Favourite meal
M: We went to a small cafe in Valencia and had Octopus tentacles done with Patatas Bravas and Spanish Tortilla. It was incredible.
K: I love rice, so for me the best meal we had was the Paella we had at La Pepica. This place is apparently frequented by the king of Spain, but they also have a photo of another more important customer for me, Mr Ernest Hemingway.



Favourite tapas bar
M: La Comisaria in Valencia had an amazing atmosphere and it was great to see a chef working in a professional and creative way, in a 1m x 1m kitchen. Two of the menu highlights were Pork cheek and Crayfish Chupa Chups.
K: On our last night in Barcelona we went to a great Tapas bar that was suggested to us by a couple of people. The food at Quimmet & Quimmet was so creative and delicious and affordable too.



Favourite region
M: The el Gothic region in Barcelona is a magical little district filled with cobbled street only accessible by foot filled with small independent stores, cafes and few museums. Easy to get lost in and well worth the visit.
K: One of my favourite memories was ride bikes through the parks to Malvarrosa beach. It was such a nice day and the weather was perfect. Definitely my favourite area of Valencia. We rode our bikes to the beach through a park that has been built in the cities ancient river bed.



Tips to know before you go...
- Shops close between 2 and 5pm, so make some plans for this time of the day.
- Be aware of hidden costs. You will get charged less if you stand and eat or drink at the bar.
- Restaurants open at approx. 1pm for lunch and 9.30pm for dinner, if its open before then, its there for tourists.
- This is a country that stays up late and sleeps in.

Scooter P*rn

As we were traveling through Spain I was drooling all over the beautiful scooters everywhere. It satisfy my love, we snapped photos of all the beautiful scooters we saw. Enjoy this series of photos I would like to title... "scooter p*rn".
-kim

Barcelona

Well, our Spainish/Portugese adventure is over, but before we get all nostalgic I want to share a little about a final destination, Barcelona.

We had a great 5 days in Barcelona, catching up with an Australian friend who is studying there and exploring the city. It was nice to have a few extra days and take it slower and observe the Spanish ritual of "siesta". We saw the works of Gaudi (which didn't impress Morgan at all), ate more Maoz, napped in the park, had the best tapas in our lives and got sunburnt. It was a great way to end our little getaway.

Ohh and we stumbled upon a random festival march through Parc Guell where hundreds of students, parents and teachers marched banging drums with some people marching inside 10ft statues. The last picture below was from this event.
enjoy.
-kim

Valencia

Well this morning we are packing up and on the move again, as we leave Valencia and head to Barcelona. We have had a great few days here. Valencia is such a beautiful city and nice and small so you can walk or ride bike and get around very easy. We have seen the old city ruins, the big cathedral, the beautiful markets, rode bikes along the beach front, strolled through the park, admired all the street art and spent time with our favourite tattoo artist Sento.








Throughout all our travels we have been using airbnb for bits of our accommodation, and these past few days we have been staying with a couple of great hosts. Last night they took us out to a couple of amazing tapas bars and had us finally go to bed at the regular Spanish bedtime. 2-3am! This trip we have stayed in a variety of accommodations, but staying with a couple of young locals has been super fun.
-Morgan and Kim

Madrid

Our time in this big city has been short but sweet. Like hanging out with a friend of a friend that you didn't know and didn't think you'd like but ending up finding some cool things about them. We had just over 2 days here, but made the most of it. Highlights- walking in to a stangers studio space to have her give us a list of things to do, an invite to her birthday party and a kiss goodbye. Eating chorizo. Eating churros con chocolate for breakfast. Visiting the Renia Sofia museum for free at night. Admiring little shops and lots of street art. And as always, strolling through old streets. Next stop, Valencia. We are pretty excited for we are staying with an airbnb.com host. It will be nice to have a locals knowledge, especially for our hunt for perfect paella.





We will be posting alot more photos from our trip as alot of it is on film. You can also follow the journey on instgram if you're into that. We're morganandkim.
enjoy
-morgan