Pabster
Pablo describes himself as a rover, expat, convert writer, libertine and poet.
MY BLOGS
-
Freelander
http://en.freelander.es/
The ravings of Pablo A. Calviño, expat, convert, writer, traveller, libertine and poet. Travels and opinions of a nowhere man. Most of the articles are either travel stories, or social opinions.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 210 )
-
The Hardest Times for Humankind, Ever.
No doubt, we’re witnessing — nay, we’re partaking in the hardest times for humankind, ever.For, as far as we know -and I think there’ll never be found any... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Orduña2
Saint Mary’s bell tower, in Orduña.Juan de Garay, conqueror and colonizer, third governor of Río de la Plata, explorer of Paraná river and fouder of... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Hua Qiang Bei’s Bizarre Electronic Market
Hua Qiang Bei is arguably the largest market for electronics in the world, and definitely one of the more fantastic and bizarre places I’ve ever been. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Bargaining in Kowloon ·
.All my shopping has already been done in Kowloon.For those of you who don’t know, Kowloon is one of the most popular shopping quarters in Hong Kong and,... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Lamma: El Sueño De Hong Kong
.If a city could dream, Hong Kong would dream of Lamma.Some of Hong Kong’s towers viewed from LammaBarely one mile off its seashore and forty five minutes away... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Tastes of Japan ·
(Click on any photo for a full size.)It was a serendipity that I found this Japanese restaurant in Shekou district, Shenzhen (China); and what a discovery it... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Beauty Without Brains…
…is good for nothing.Indeed.Rocks Hotel staircaseSo, this was the palce: Rocks Hotel; not the most luxurious one in Macao, but the most expensive I had been so... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Macao: the Last European Colony in Asia
Ruins of San PabloA tax heaven and a free port, Macao isn’t just casinos, gold and Bruce Lee movies, but an interesting long history.Military Club, in a colonia... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Adiós a Skype y Whatsapp
Since lethal Microsoft purchased and took over Skype, the product started declining. That’s an undeniable fact. I still remember the Skype malfunctions and... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TECH, TRAVEL -
How I Managed to Cross to China
Posted on 21 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The 24 Hours I Lived Dangerously
The situation was this: by accident, Willow had stalled in one of the metro stations while I kept riding a train towards Causeway Bay. We could not... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Stupidest 24 Hours of My Life
(Comes from chapter one: “The stupidest tour of my life“)So there we stood, Willow and I, looking at each other with bewilderment drawn on our expressions,... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Stupidest Tour of My Life ·
Had it not been so distressing, this day could have even passed for funny; and I actually hope that later on, looking back, I’ll be able to laugh at it. But, fo... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
El Puerto De Santa María: Wines, Seafood and History ·
Estuary of El Puerto de Santa MaríaOsborne wine cellars’ central officesEl Puerto de Santa María is mostly renowned by its fino wines and its stale wine cellars... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Krimea is Not Catalonia ·
.I’m very much afraid that, when seeing a correslation between Krimea and Cataluña, Spanish foreign affairs minister García-Margallo, along with many... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Basque Trail. Orduña (1st Part) ·
.Of course, the city of Orduña didn’t need this chapter in my series The Basque trail for being well known in the country, as its beauty, along with its... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Ukraine Which is Russia ·
Posted on 18 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Decalogue of Illegal Immigration
Affricans assulting Spanish border’s fence1. For admitting inmigrants in Spain, first we must make sure we want them. We don’t need more unemployed people.... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Decalogue of Illegal Inmigration ·
Affricans assulting Spanish border’s fenceFor admitting inmigrants in Spain, first we must make sure we want them. We don’t need more unemployed people. Charity... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Decalogue of Illegal Immigration
Africanos asaltando la valla de la frontera española1. Para aceptar inmigrantes en España, primero debemos estar seguros de que nos hacen falta. No... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL