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A Trip to the Basque Country: San Sebastian

Colton HelmsMay 12, 2014

BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN. I spent my last weekend of March in northern Spain in Basque Country. Most of my time there was spent in San Sebastian, known as Donostia...

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The Other Side of Barcelona

Colton HelmsMay 5, 2014

BARCELONA, SPAIN. No travel article about Barcelona would be complete without a description of its nightlife and food, which are both quite a treat. Some friend...

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Toledo… Beyond Its History

Colton HelmsMay 2, 2014

TOLEDO, SPAIN. Toledo is a beautiful, absolutely breathtaking city. The Tagus river runs through it, creating a stunning view of the water from almost anywhere ...

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Barcelona, More Than a Party

Colton HelmsApril 19, 2014

BARCELONA, SPAIN. In the short amount of time I have been living in Spain, I have come to know one thing above all: Spain has many gems. From Granada to San Se...

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Cáceres: A Walled City

Colton HelmsApril 11, 2014

CACERES, SAPIN. As much as I would recommend a trip to Mérida of Extremadura for the history lover, I would recommend a trip to Cáceres for students, who also t...

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Trujillo: Birthplace of a Conquistador

Colton HelmsMarch 12, 2014

TRUJILLO, SPAIN. One of Trujillo’s claims to fame is that it happens to be the birthplace of one of the conquistadors of the New World. Not just any conquistado...

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A Day in Mérida: The Roman Ruins

Colton HelmsMarch 11, 2014

MERIDA, SPAIN. Last weekend I took a trip with my study abroad program to a province in Western Spain called Extremadura. Extremadura is one of the 17 autonomou...

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Culture Shock: Trusting the Process

Colton HelmsFebruary 19, 2014

MADRID, SPAIN. "If you presume to love something, you must love the process of it much more than you love the finished product." ~ John Irving I never believed...

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