by Irene Corchado Resmella | Sep 13, 2017 | TRAVEL STORIES
The first time R visited my hometown of Don Benito we walked through one of the local parks. Far from impressed, he said in a sad voice ‘parks here are made of dirt’. The word ‘park’ conveys quite a different image in the UK and Extremadura. No lush green areas with...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Feb 6, 2017 | Badajoz – southwest, TRAVEL STORIES
One of the main differences I find between Brits and Spaniards is honesty. Brits (in general) always try to be nice and diplomatic when they speak to avoid any confrontation or fuss. That means sometimes they don’t say exactly what they think. Spaniards are...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Aug 31, 2015 | Interviews, Nature & walking
Extremadura is well known amongst fishing lovers and I’m aware some of the blog readers are keen fishermen/women. I have no idea about fishing myself, I’m not going to lie, so I decided to contact a local expert and ask him to share with us his top five places for...
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Dec 20, 2014 | TRAVEL STORIES
Travelling by coach to the north of Extremadura is quite an experience. The journey from Madrid to Plasencia took me almost 4 hours and I even had to change to another bus half way. I was the only person to go to the final destination and I was not surprised at all....
by Irene Corchado Resmella | Oct 19, 2014 | Interviews
After more than a year together I thought it was about time to take my Scottish boyfriend to Extremadura and show him around the region I come from. He’s been in Spain many times, but only to Madrid, Barcelona and main tourist destinations on the coast. This...
