“Una caminata me llevó hasta el alba. Era la hora en que la luz no ha revelado aún los colores.” —Jorge Luis Borges . A very close friend is visiting Granada and Alhambra very soon …
minimaps
From Caños de Meca, with love
– Caños de Meca is a small seaside village embedded in the Parque Natural del Acantilado on the Costa de la Luz of Spain. It is part of the province of Cádiz, definitely one of my …
FROM BENIDORM, WITH LOVE
. Yes, this week we are featuring Benidorm. I know these beaches filled with expats and retired seniors are not usually a love at first sight story, but they are so peculiar (weird peculiar) that …
FROM TARIFA, WITH LOVE
Tarifa is a small, wonderful town in Cádiz, right on the southernmost coast of mainland Spain (there’s the Islas Canarias right next to Africa). Tarifa is very famous for being a world’s popular wind surf …
FROM CALP, WITH LOVE
The Spanish Mediterranean coast can be both absolutely breathtaking and super weird in their own peculiar way. Generally all at once. Calp, in Alicante, even thought is a lot less popular than other towns around, …
Art Nouveau in Vienna
Vienna is well-known for its imperial history and famous composers. But among the celebrities that forged its past, two particularly stand out when it comes to Jugendstil, the German name of the artistic courant known …
EDITOR: MARIE MARQUEZ
Born and raised in France, it was literally love at first sight that made Marie moved to Austria. Editorial assistant during the day, she spends most of her free time exploring her beloved Vienna when …
MADRID’S PARQUE DEL OESTE
If you’ve been to Madrid or have been investigated about this wonderful city, probably El Retiro Park is already in your bucket list, and of course you should visit that dreamy place, but …
Venice: Tasty Street Food
You’ll probably already know that travelling to Italy means a lot of fresh, mouth-watering food. When you book a trip to Venice, you mentally prepare to day-long marathons chewing-over pasta. I’ll stop you there : …
ILLUSTRATOR: MARC COMBAS
Marc Combas, better know as Topolino, his name in arts, was born on the 13 of December, 1967. He lives and work in Sète, South of France, where he draws and paints. Sketching all day …
Granada: A Love Affair to Remember
Granada is definitely one of my favourite cities in Spain (it’s currently in the Top 3) as it’s almost perfect, and I say almost just because I’m a sucker for the ocean, my perfect city should …
ANDY WARHOL’S MAGNIFICENT PRE-FACTORY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
À la Recherche du Shoe Perdu. Yes, there was a Warhol pre-pop and pre-Fabric and pre-super fame and that guy was an amazing illustrator with a great sense of graphic humour. Proof of that is …
Paris is for Reading
It’s really hard to beat Amazon when it comes to buying in a “convenient” way… but not everything in life is about that kind of convenience and definitely these 7 Parisian bookstores demonstrate that part …
A Weekend por Sevillanas: Sevilla
Let’s start by saying that all of Andalusia is amazing. I’ve just started discovering this part of Spain, the wonderful south, and I’m absolutely in love. One of the most iconic cities in Andalusia is …
LAS FIESTAS DE LA PALOMA EN MADRID
Every summer Madrid celebrates a great deal of street summer parties, being the Fiesta de la Virgen de La Paloma the biggest and the most famous. It has all the ingredients of every great …
I LOVE PARIS IN THE SUMMER
The amazing view from a friend’s appartment at the Quai André Citroën. Hello all! I’ve just come from spending a wonderful week in a summery Paris, sans canicule but with very dramatic cloudy skies …
Traveling Around: Dubrovnik
Dalmatia Coast is an epic paradise surrounded by crystal clear water and wild vegetation. Many little towns are located along the coast, all great for day trips during a summer vacation. The main attraction in …
#TBT: VENICE & A LITTLE CUSTOM MADE MINIMAP
As we were working on a commissioned map (yes, we do that) for the Spanish newspaper The Objective (soon to become a proper minimap as the editor of this map is adding two more places …
Chicago: But First, Coffee
Maybe is because when we travel days and nights are very long and we need to be wide awake, and maybe is because one of Chicago’s best known icons is called “The Bean” but in …
GRANADA: LA ALHAMBRA
It is really hard to put into words the wonder that is La Alhambra, this amazing palace, fortress, garden, dream that was built in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications -Wikipedia dixit- …
GRANADA: THE CITY THAT STOLE MY HEART
A couple of days ago we traveled to Granada, one of the most amazing cities I’ve been. Full of contrasts, very friendly people, delicious and abundant food and amazing views of the Sierra Nevada, that …
In Cocktails We Trust: East London
It was about time to have a new London minimap, right? The first minimap that started all more than a year ago was East London Unconventional Musts, and it was the first minimap I made. This …
MISTAKEN MAPS
Before the world had been fully explored, cartographers often made educated but incorrect guesses like portraying California as an island, the existence of a continent as big as Africa called “Java La Grande”, or the …
Secret Gardens: Rome
Rome, one of the most amazing cities in the world. It is all about history, but also its incredibly romantic, green, delicious, hedonistic, contradictory… and it’s full of cats. Apart from its huge parks like Villa Borghese, Villa …
ILLUSTRATOR: LUCY BANAJI
Hi, I’m an illustrator who lives and works in Hackney, London. Besides illustrating I’m a keen rock climber and spend most weekends in the Great Outdoors. I love climbing because it takes you to places …
EDITOR: ANNE-SOPHIE GRACIEUX
French and Parisian, working in culture and fundraising fields, I dived into the Grande Bellezza of Roma, 3 years ago. Leaving the Palais Garnier/Opéra national de Paris (where I worked for a long time) for the …
A Magic Journey: Iceland
Iceland, land of ice and fire, is one of the most amazing and different places you can ever imagine. A magic place where nature reigns above all, where you can see glaciers and in a …
ILLUSTRATOR: RENA ORTEGA
The name Renata comes from Italian and it means “reborn” But everybody knows me as Rena. I’m an illustrator, designer and world explorer based near Barcelona, between the city and the mountains. During childhood, I was …
Bookstores With A Charm : Madrid
Four hundred years ago Miguel de Cervantes died leaving his very well known Character “Don Quixote” as a legacy for the future times. That very same year, 1616, Shakespeare passed away leaving a full compendium …
Iechyd Da Means Cheers : Pembrokeshire
Hey bird! you want to visit South West Pembrokeshire? To make the best out of your visit you should follow the rule: ‘there is no bad weather, there is just bad clothing’. It also helps …