Category Archives: SPAIN

ALL SAINTS DAY WORLDWIDE TRADITIONS

Writing the article I started with the feeling that every culture and religion has the habit of celebrating of the memory of people who passed away. In Poland, for example, we celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day. I wondered how it looks in other countries, including those of non-Christian ones. I must admit […]

INSURANCE: A SMALL GRAIN SEND ME TO HOSPITAL

While going on holiday nobody thinks they will have to go to a doctor’s. In the meantime, it’s worth buying a good insurance policy before one leaves, applying for EHIC card and checking how the health services operate in your destination place. In this way not only will you save some money but time as well. […]

TAPAS: A LITTLE OF FREE TRADITION IN GRANADA

It’s not a secret that Spain is an expensive country to support yourself compared to Polish reality. Similarly to Italy, Spain is a very diverse country. One lives and functions differently in Andalusia, Catalonia and even more differently in e.g. Galicia. I got for Erasmus exchange to Granada in 2006/2007 which like Cordoba, Malaga and Seville is […]

SPANISH AND MY FIRST DAY IN GRANADA

In 2006 I went to one-year Erasmus exchange program to Granada in the south of Spain. It was the best time of my life and a real school of life. Going abroad on Erasmus is like starting your studies from the beginning or even worse. I learned that living in Spain is not an neverending […]

ERASMUS AND MOVING TO GRANADA

In 2006 I went for one-year Erasmus to Granada in the south of Spain. It was the best time of my life and a real hard knocks for me. Find out how my moving and searching for flat looked like. It was a nice adventure. Granada: in search of accommodation  As it usually happens when […]

WHY I WENT TO FORMENTERA BY BIKE?

Most people fly to Majorca or Ibiza. Meanwhile, I consider Formentera to be a real pearl of the Balearic Islands. Read carefully why I went there by bike and what fascinated me there so much. Was it only the influence of a police check? Here you can find plan and practical informations for one-day trip. Formentera […]

GIRONA: WHAT TO VISIT IN 1 DAY?

Girona is a special city for me because of some adventure at the airport, about which you can read here. Now i will tell you what you can see in Girona and  where is recommended to go if you have only one day  for visiting. I hope that Girona will  nicely surprise you as much as me a few […]

GIRONA: WHY I LOVE THE AIRPORT ?

I exaggerated a bit with that love but it’s a very special place for me due to a story I’ll tell you about. This airport is also kind of peculiar owing to the fact that it functions only thanks to Ryanair and it can effectively make life difficult for tourists. Girona is perfect for one-day […]

SPAIN: SIESTA – A NEW DIMENSION OF REST

Although it was already my fifth month in Granada, I still couldn’t switch myself to Spanish “mañana” and practising siesta. What is it about? Perhaps I was a neurotic elderly lady? Or Poles are in a habit of running instead of walking? I wonder if you got the similar impressions after visiting Spain even for […]

ERASMUS IN GRANADA: HOW TO PACK FOR A YEAR

Each adventure with Erasmus exchange usually begins with a flight. It doesn’t look extraordinary at all. It usually happens so, buy surely not in the case when you go to study abroad for half a year. Let’s be honest. You have to take almost half of what you own and in practice it’s a terribly […]