http://www.farfromrainydays.com Everything that makes life just a little bit nicer. Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:58:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last year I blogged about Madrid, which has mysteriously vanished and got lost somewhere in the Matrix... Pictures and text was safely stored on my computer though, so here it is again: Hola Madrid! Last weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Madrid. It was my first time in Spain (if ... http://www.farfromrainydays.com/2007/07/01/madrid-reloaded/   Last weekend I had the pleasure of having half the day off in order to go to the O2 Wireless Festival. I came straight from work and enjoyed a beer while laying on the lawn in Hyde Park listening to Cat Empire. That has to be the most perfect way to start ... http://www.farfromrainydays.com/2007/06/24/o2-wireless-festival/   On a recent trip to San Francisco I had the chance to experience two different hotels. One was the usual business hotel although with a nice, young and stylish twist but the other one was a true San Franciscan delight: Hotel des Arts at 447 Bush Street. Curiously enough the website ... http://www.farfromrainydays.com/2007/06/17/guestblog-hotel-des-arts-san-francisco/ Two nights ago we tried Imli, an Indian Restaurant with a twist in Soho. I had read about it some time ago and it was mentioned again in one of the Time Out newsletter which I receive every week (very handy to see what’s on – in a nutshell, so ... http://www.farfromrainydays.com/2007/06/03/imli/ What do you know about Spain? Most people would probably answer something like Madrid, Barcelona, Paella, Oranges and Rioja. Until recently hardly anyone would have said Valencia. This will change soon. Thanks to the Swiss sailing team Alinghi who won the 31st Americas Cup in Auckland on the 2nd March 2003. They ... http://www.farfromrainydays.com/2007/05/28/guestblog-valencia-spains-new-juwel/