La belleza de los lugares remotos
Que una canadiense que creció cerca de las Montañas Rocosas, quede totalmente fascinada por la Vall de Núria, sólo nos demuestra la magnitud de la belleza de esta magnífica zona del Pirineo catalán, a la cual sólo podrás llegar o andando o en cremallera.
“I knew I would like The Vall de Núria (Valley of Núria in English) as soon as I heard that the only way to get there was by rack railway or by foot. No roads=bliss/joy/nature (take your pick of adjectives). What I didn’t realize was how much I would like it.
The Vall de Núria is stunning! And this is coming from a girl who grew up near the Rocky Mountains in Canada, so believe me, I know my mountains!”
¿Te animas a ir de excursión por uno de los lugares con más encanto de Cataluña?
Girona enamora
Laurel está enamorada de Girona, tanto, que en tan sólo dos años, visitó cinco veces la provincia. Y es que Girona está llena de lugares sorprendentes, que cautivan y que no dejan indiferente.
“It’s one of those places that keeps drawing you back. Located just 100km from Barcelona, it’s an easy train ride and has a completely different feel than Barcelona. (…) You can easily spend hours getting lost in the cobblestone streets, wandering from one cafe to another, sampling some of its famous Jamón ibérico (Iberian ham) which is always one of my favorite things to do regardless of where I am in Catalonia.”
¡Déjate seducir por la Girona de Laurel!
Noguera Pallaresa, sólo para valientes
¿Has hecho rafting alguna vez? Laurel nos cuenta su divertida aventura descendiendo por el río Noguera Pallaresa.
“And a second later, I found myself somersaulting out of the raft and into the water gasping for air as I pulled myself to the surface above the rapids. The water came up to my waist, but was very powerful – as rapids tend to be! I could hear voices and not the usual ones in my head – I kid, well mostly…but couldn’t make out any words. The rapids were too loud. I wasn’t swimming, just dragging along the bottom of the river bed, knees seeming to catch every sharp rock along the way. Over the crush of the waves I saw a yellow burst of color, aka a paddle!”
La emoción está asegurada, ¿te atreves?
El secreto de los arroces catalanes
Un buen arroz acompañado de los mejores vinos catalanes en un marco natural envidiable. En este artículo, Laurel comparte la experiencia de cómo elaborar una buena paella catalana al aire libre, de la mano del chef Joan Marce González.
“At the risk of being hunted down, I am sharing Catalonian chef Joan Marce Gonzalez secret to perfecting a paella – Catalonian style. Note to all chefs – you can’t expect to share your secrets with a bunch of travel bloggers and have them kept as secrets. Or secrets about Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. Better make that any secret. Travel bloggers are notoriously bad secret keepers. But I digress. Back to Joan Marce Gonzalez. He is also the same chef that also prepared our calcots at our Catalonian Gastronomical Event.”
¡Conoce todos los secretos!
