The Biggest and Largest Oceanographic Park in Europe: A Photo Essay

The Oceanographic Park in Valencia is the biggest and largest of its kind in Europe. This was definitely the highlight of my visit in Valencia. If you’re going to visit (and you must!), you’ll have to allot one day for it as there are many things to see and do here. The Oceanographic Park was […]


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Top 4 Reasons to visit Science Museum Principe Felipe

While marveling at the breathtaking architecture of Calatrava-designed Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, I went inside one of the structures to visit the Science Museum Principe Felipe. Why would you go see it? Here are top 4 reasons why you should visit the Science Museum Principe Felipe in Valencia. 1. Stunning […]


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Beirut Live at Hovefestivalen 2012

Beirut and his tuneful Balkan stomp got the crowd hippie-dancing at his live performance at Hovefestivalen 2012 (caught on video!). I’ve always wanted to see him live and been trying to catch him in his other European tours the last 2 years but no luck. Who knew the Hove folks have heard my prayers. I […]


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Olé! Olé! Olé! Watching Spain v. France in Madrid: A Video Montage

While in Madrid, me and my friends went to watch Spain versus France in Marca Sports Bar. I am not a really a football fan but who could ignore it if Euro Cup 2012 is happening? Every now and then you hear neighbors shouting and you know what that means. And my Facebook newsfeed is […]


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White Denim Live at Hovefestivalen 2012

One reason why I love music festivals is the fact that I get to know new awesome bands that I am not familiar with. And that’s exactly what happened when I went to see White Denim perform live at Hovefestivalen this year. “White Denim is a mercurial four-piece band from Austin, Texas. They make forward-thinking, […]


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Hovefestivalen Day 4 & 5: M83, Bigbang and the lille flørtejævel

“Din lille flørtejævel (You little flirty bastard)” – my horoscope for the day from Hoveposten The last day of Hove was bipolar. And by that I meant the weather was weird. It was raining so hard in the morning and it was sunny for a few hours and then a bit gray again after. Some […]


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Hovefestivalen Day 3: Dropkick Murphys, Snoop Doggin’ and are Norwegians cooler than Swedes?

The third day of Hove was equally blessed with great weather so we decided to spend the day chilling outside and going to the beach. And since we are done working for Hove, I also spent most of the day reading Night Train to Lisbon (a great book btw) and checking my email at the […]


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Hovefestivalen Day 2: The Shins, The xx and death by Norwegian beach

Another sunny day at Hove so we decided to spend the day by the beach. The water is of course very cold, like 15 degrees, so I like to call it “death by Norwegian beach” but it’s actually quite refreshing if you take a plunge. Many festival folks also spend the day here sunbathing, swimming […]


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Hovefestivalen Day 1: Beirut, White Denim and Stæmning!

Hovefestivalen 2012 kicked off last Tuesday, June 26, and the weather was perfect. It was sunny all day long. We worked in the morning at the Skjenkebånd area and watched concerts at night. I loved Beirut and White Denim and I saw a bit of Rise Against (not really a fan). I missed M. Ward […]


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Hovefestivalen 2012: Arrival and Setting Up Camp!

Greetings from Tromøya, Norway! I guess Hovefestivalen would be my favorite music festival in Europe as this would be my third year to be here. We flew from Madrid to Oslo last Sunday, June 25, and went directly to Arendal, Norway where the festival is. It is actually in an island called Tromøya. We arrived […]


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