Travel blog by Conchi https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz First impressions en-us 2018-03-01 08:17:41 UTC 2023-04-14 21:19:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Luciano https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/239963711 The people
When I arrived in Dominican Republic I was surprised. I didn't understand what people said, at first. They speak Spanish quickly with a strange accent and use some English words. Soon I found out that they are friendly people. Once, on the bus a woman next to me talked me about her mother, and I didn´t know her at all !
Driving
Dominican drivers are usually men. They have very old American cars and drive quite dangerously. In many streets the traffic is crazy. I very often saw they jumped red traffic lights and signs easily.

Many other things are great. I´d like to go back.]]> 2018-03-08 23:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/239963711 Mary https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/240620541 When I was in Egypt in the city of  Cairo I went to see the pyramids very near our hotel.
Driving
Taxi drivers drive quite dangerously and very fast.
People
Another thing that surprised me was that  people in the market spoke to you in Spanish, even children.
The food
I thought I wasn't going to like Egyptian food but I did like it.]]> 2018-03-11 19:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/240620541 Cloti https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/240998853 The weather
When I visited the UK it was August. I was surprised by the weather. In Canterbury we only had twenty degrees maximum during the day and from five to ten over the night. It  rained lightly but often. We saw little sun. We needed a comforter to sleep, because at night it was cold.
The driving
  • The drivers, in general, were very polite. They used the signals correctly in the turns, they respected the traffic signals and did not exceed the speed limits. They were calm and respectful drivers. Although we had to drive on the left side, and the secondary roads were in poor condition, it was a pleasure to  travel  in the south-east of the UK by car.
]]> 2018-03-12 17:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/240998853 Beatriz in Galicia https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241109104 The people
People speak really incredibly well, they have a very beautiful accent. They are very welcoming with the tourists, who do the 'Camino de Santiago' so they have very good memoreies of that. Also they work really hard in the sea.
The food
The food is really good. You can eat in restaurants for example Galician octopus and mussels very cheaply and you get very large portions.
I liked Galicia a lot and I would like to go back one day!

]]> 2018-03-12 20:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241109104 Jesús in Seville https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241395141 The people
The people of Seville are very nice and friendly. They're very happy and they like to have a good time with family and friends. The're also very calm when they do something. And they never forget to take a nap.
The weather
The weather is good all year but in summer it's very hot. Tourists have to drink a lot of water and wear hats and umbrellas because the heat is unbearable.]]> 2018-03-13 14:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241395141 Lucia in Greece https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241441056 The people:
When I went to Greece last summer with my family I fell in love with it. The people there are very friendly and polite. I remember that every time we sat down in a bar as soon as we arrived we were served a glass of water each without asking for it. That surprised me a lot because it is something that is not done here, in Spain.
The food:
The food was delicious,  and they had many typical things like salsiki, a sauce made with cucumber and yogurt.
In general I liked Greece a lot and I would like to go back one day.

]]> 2018-03-13 15:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241441056 Bea in San Sebastian https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241447884 The food
The food is fantastic. There are a lot of restaurants. The food is made with ingredients from the area, mainly vegetables, fish and meat. It´s very popular to eat "pitxos", these are a piece of bread with a little portion of food.
The weather
I went to San Sebastian in August, and the weather was fantastic, because it wasn´t very hot and sometimes it rained. But the sea was very cold and we didn´t go gor a swim.]]> 2018-03-13 15:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241447884 Cristina in London https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241492537 The people
People are quite friendly, they try to understand you and they help you when you are lost.They speak very loudly and they dress very informally. You find people with clothes of all kinds.
The driving
People drive very dangerously and fast, they drive on the left, that’s really incredible for foreigners accustomed to driving on the right. You have to look very well in the pedestrian crossings when you cross a street because they come from the opposite side to what we are used to in our country.
I would like to go back there!


]]> 2018-03-13 16:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241492537 https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241638752 2018-03-13 21:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/241638752 M. Jose in Túnez https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/242916268 The people
When I arrived in Túnez, I was surprised. The people are very friendly. Merchants could speak three languages. They understood us perfectly. A taxi driver who drove us told us some jokes. He also gave us advice on what we could do there.
The driving
The people drive quite dangerously. They go very fast with very old cars. In the city they don't drive carefully and the tram can cross a square full of peope without traffic lights.
The people can cross the motorways on  foot at night

]]> 2018-03-16 16:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/242916268 Paco in Ávila https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/244293297 The place
I lived in Ávila in 1989. It´s a beautiful town.
There are a lot of older building. The older tonw and the battlement are really fantastic.

People
People are quite friendly and kind.
They are very polite and when you need them, they are always here.

Food
Food are delicious.
People eat too much for lunch or dinner.
I ate beans of the “Barco de Ávila”  It was delicius.
Ávila is know for their famous “chuletón de Avila” it is an huge steak of beef. It is fantactic

The weather
The weather in Ávila is very cold.
In Winter usually snow three or four times a year]]> 2018-03-20 21:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/conchigui/xmkq4bfhhztz/wish/244293297