Spain advice needed - General Tiki

TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Thu, Jun 17, 2004 6:20 AM Can I possibly see all the tiki of Spain in 2 weeks? No, nor should you. Spain is pretty big & quite diverse. In my opinion, you’re best focusing on a couple of areas rather than mad dashing around. Your best bet may be to focus on a sort of Benidorm/Madrid/Barcelona triangle. You may want to check out Valencia. I’ve a sneaking suspicion that there’s tiki there! Barcelona: if just for the tiki, you could get a good feel in a longish weekend. If for the modern architecture, Gaudi, etc. the better part of a week would be better. The Park Hotel (in Cities in Space), is a very funky, modern hotel near the barrio gotico, but it ain’t cheap. Should I attempt it? I plan on flying into and out of the same city - Barcelona or Madrid. I want to take trains to get around. Can one get to all the locations easily by public transportation? I usually rented cars when travelling in Spain, but I hear good things about long haul public transportation. City services (trains, metros, buses, cabs) are, in general, convenient & inexpensive. Transportation to/from airports/major cities is usually a breeze too. Should I bother making the detours to Trader Vic's Marbella, to Waikiki in Palma Del Rio, and to Moana Beach in Bilbao? Probably not. TV’s in Marbella is cool, but you’ve probably seen better (older) TV’s. Bilbao (neighboring city San Sebastian, & the Basque County) are incredible & definitely worth the visit (but I wouldn’t go just for tiki). Same goes for Palma del Rio. Any tips on vintage modern hotels and good restaurants? Feel free to email me for non-tiki advice. Spain’s got some of the best eats & sleeps anywhere! [ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2004-06-17 06:24 ]

Can I possibly see all the tiki of Spain in 2 weeks?

No, nor should you. Spain is pretty big & quite diverse. In my opinion, you’re best focusing on a couple of areas rather than mad dashing around. Your best bet may be to focus on a sort of Benidorm/Madrid/Barcelona triangle.

You may want to check out Valencia. I’ve a sneaking suspicion that there’s tiki there!

Barcelona: if just for the tiki, you could get a good feel in a longish weekend. If for the modern architecture, Gaudi, etc. the better part of a week would be better.

The Park Hotel (in Cities in Space), is a very funky, modern hotel near the barrio gotico, but it ain’t cheap.

Should I attempt it? I plan on flying into and out of the same city - Barcelona or Madrid. I want to take trains to get around. Can one get to all the locations easily by public transportation?

I usually rented cars when travelling in Spain, but I hear good things about long haul public transportation. City services (trains, metros, buses, cabs) are, in general, convenient & inexpensive. Transportation to/from airports/major cities is usually a breeze too.

Should I bother making the detours to Trader Vic's Marbella, to Waikiki in Palma Del Rio, and to Moana Beach in Bilbao?

Probably not. TV’s in Marbella is cool, but you’ve probably seen better (older) TV’s. Bilbao (neighboring city San Sebastian, & the Basque County) are incredible & definitely worth the visit (but I wouldn’t go just for tiki). Same goes for Palma del Rio.

Any tips on vintage modern hotels and good restaurants?

Feel free to email me for non-tiki advice. Spain’s got some of the best eats & sleeps anywhere!

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2004-06-17 06:24 ]

Post #96792 by Tiki Chris on Thu, Jun 17, 2004 6:20 AM