Everything that Spain was said to stand for - charm, dignity, elegance, honour, restraint - was denied in the look of Benidorm.
- Paul Theroux, The Pillars of Hercules, p.50
Things I do
I ask people to draw maps...
· Draw the World
· Draw Europe's nations
· Crowdsourced Continent maps
I make map cards:
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Other things I wrote about:
· Little moments from travel
· London art & museums
· Football with foreign fans
· London shop geography
About this blog
This is my personal blog, where I write about maps, geography, flags, etymology, people watching, pop culture and more.
I also write a newsletter about museums.
I also write a newsletter about museums.
Showing posts with label Benidorm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benidorm. Show all posts
Place Quote: Benidorm
In full sunshine, it might have had a cheap and cheerful carnival atmosphere, but under grey skies it hovered, a grotesque malignancy, sad and horrible, that was somewhere between tragedy and farce.
- Paul Theroux, The Pillars of Hercules, p.34-5
Labels: Benidorm, place quotes, Spain
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