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Xavi Pascual

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Born in Madrid, Spain. I used to teach English. FC Barcelona supporter. I write songs. Former half marathon runner turned avid power-walker.
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Cocodrilo de Leonora Carrington

Mexico City, Mexico

Cocodrilo de Leonora Carrington

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Outdoor movie room.

Mexico City, Mexico

Cineteca Nacional de Mexico

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

The shelves are the structure.

Mexico City, Mexico

Biblioteca Vasconcelos

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

(Flickr/F.d.W.)

Davenport, Australia

Devil's Marbles

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Dual-time clock at the Bristol Exchange

Bristol, England

Corn Exchange Dual-Time Clock

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

View from across Piazza San Marco.

Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The famous statue has had an interesting life.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Harvard 'Statue of Three Lies'

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Ice cream on North Parade in Matlock Bath.

Matlock Bath, England

Matlock Bath

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

The Tomarton Bronze Age skeleton

Bristol, England

Bristol Museum Archeology Collection

An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.

The taxidermy of "Alfred," a Western Lowland gorilla who ( in life ) once  inhabited Bristol Zoo.

Bristol, England

Bristol Museum Natural History Collection

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

Centuries of secrets await behind the red door

Bristol, England

The Red Lodge Museum

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

We remember.

Salem, Massachusetts

Proctor's Ledge

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Prehistoric painting of horses at Tito Bustillo cave.

Ribadesella, Spain

Tito Bustillo Cave

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

Quadrophenia Alley

Brighton, England

Quadrophenia Alley

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

Pena National Palace

Sintra, Portugal

Pena National Palace

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Roque Cinchado and Teide.

La Orotava, Spain

Roque Cinchado

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

The Alcázar of Segovia, one of Spain's greatest castles.

Segovia, Spain

Alcázar de Segovia

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

Valley of the Fallen

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Valley of the Fallen

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

The street art of El Carmen, Valencia.

Valencia, Spain

El Carme Street Art

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

The minaret of the Mosque-Cathedral

Córdoba, Spain

Mezquita (Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba)

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

One of the passages of Las Médulas. (Wikimedia Commons)

Yeres, Spain

Las Médulas

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

Casa de las Conchas

Salamanca, Spain

Casa de las Conchas

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

Masonic Lodge

Salamanca, Spain

Documentary Center of Historical Memory

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

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