Seen that? - La Boqueria Market in Barcelona

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La Boqueria Market in Barcelona Hidden Travel Gems

The impressive La Boqueria Market in Barcelona is perhaps the best indoor market in all of Europe. For me, the market was among my favorite sites in Barcelona. It's located on Las Ramblas, the popular boulevard with a pedestrian walkway in the center. The entrance to the market actually is set back from the sidewalk. There's so much to see on Las Ramblas, that unless you're looking, you can actually [...] Read More


Tenerife Hidden Travel Gems

Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, is well populated with tourists from Europe, though it is relatively unknown to visitors coming from across the Atlantic. This island has some of the best scenery in insular Spain. There are sights both in Tenerife's green inland areas and under the waves off its shores. The vibrant culture and party atmosphere have been attracting tourists from the mainland for a long time. Playa [...] Read More


Temple Night Market, Hong Kong Hidden Travel Gems

My in-flight crew gave me the full low down on Hong Kong. They fly to HK three times a month and are walking, talking guidebooks. Since we were landing at 3pm, they suggested that I check out the Temple Night Market on Kowloon. It opens daily at 4:00pm and closes at midnight. After checking-in at Shangri-La Hotel, night fell and I headed over to Nathan Road -- coined the golden [...] Read More


Etre 2006 - Meet Europe's CEO's in Barcelona, Spain TJ's Weblog

Another conference this year in this busy conference fall - the venerable RedHerring has teamed up with us to make Etre 2006 in Barcelona, Spain a renowing success. Etre is an undiscovered gem in the global conference schedule - we had a look on the preliminary guest list and and amazing mix of CEOs, VCs, serial entreprenuers from the US West Coast, Asia and Europe was already in that list. Since [...] Read More


Visit the Tapas King in San Sebastian Wandalust

[photo source] With the increasing number of culinary tours and cooking classes, it is obvious that people DO TRAVEL FOR FOOD. Joining gourmets/epicureans are simple folks who just need a simple reason -- such as a favorite food -- to travel. Just the other day, we wrote about places which cookie monsters out there can visit. Today, we'll suggest lovers of Tapas to start packing and head to the Basque City of [...] Read More