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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · 3d

14th June 2025: The road to Loarre {Dinosaur Eggs Loarre & Zaragoza, July 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-3bI #OodinoLab #HuevosLoarre #Loarre #CursosUnizar #palaeontology #dinosauregg #travel #JBinnacle

14th June 2025: The road to Loarre {Dinosaur Eggs Loarre & Zaragoza, July 2025}

The closer the day came, the more nervous I got. First, there was the drive. It would be a long drive on my own, during the pre-holiday rush, and I had to go around Zaragoza (Saragossa), which has …

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · 4d

🆕 14th – 19th July 2025: Loarre & Zaragoza Summer University (Spain) {Dinosaur Eggs Loarre & Zaragoza, July 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-3bA #OodinoLab #HuevosLoarre #Loarre #CursosUnizar #palaeontology #dinosauregg #travel #JBinnacle

14th – 19th July 2025: Loarre & Zaragoza Summer University (Spain) {Dinosaur Eggs Loarre & Zaragoza, July 2025}

Sometimes I get weird ideas stuck in my head. I usually let common sense override them, but this time the temptation was too great, so I allowed myself to do something slightly insane. I don’t regr…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · 11d

🆕 6th July 2025: Brihuega, Yela & Cívica (Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-3bp #travel #Brihuega #Yela #Civica #Cívica #RuinasDeCivica #CamposDeLavanda #CamposDeLavandaDeBrihuega #travel #JBinnacle

6th July 2025: Brihuega, Yela & Cívica (Spain)

I was supposed to go to Madrid, as I had a free ticket to see the restoration of the façade of the local museum Museo de Madrid up close, but I ended up cancelling due to having been in Madrid the …

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · 16d

Since I had a four-day weekend, I had considered a Dublin getaway. Un/fortunately, flights were crazy expensive and I ended up settling for a roadtrip. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dublin airport delays continue after cyber-attack

A spokesperson for the airport said it is continuing to support airlines on Monday due to the aftermath "from the Europe-wide technical issue".

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · 17d

5th July 2025: Cheese, archaeology, pancakes (Madrid, Spain wp.me/p2yJaA-3b2 #Madrid #Fromaje #cheese #cheesetasting #ManArqueologico #KawaiiCafe #travel #JBinnacle

5th July 2025: Cheese, archaeology, pancakes (Madrid, Spain)

I am not completely sure how the conversation came up. My sibling said something about cheese tastings. I mentioned something about knowing about a shop in Madrid which organised them. Next thing I…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · 25d

🆕 2nd July 2025: Sabina’s Hello & Goodbye (Madrid, Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-3aW #Sabina #SabinaHolaYAdios #HolaYAdios #Madrid #MovistarArena #KawaiiCafe #JurassicWorldRebirth #Madrid #Spain #travel #JBinnacle

2nd July 2025: Sabina’s Hello & Goodbye (Madrid, Spain)

Lots of things came together on the 2nd of July. First of all, due to weird work schedules that I had no control over, I had a day off in the middle of the week. Second, I had a doctor appointment …

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Sep 7

It's been cloudy all day. And it cleared up literally a few minutes after the moon eclypse was over... 🌕

JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Sep 6

🆕 8th June 2025: Atienza & its Drove of Horses (Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-3aN #Atienza #CaballadaDeAtienza #CaballadaDeAtienza2025 #travel #JBinnacle

8th June 2025: Atienza & its Drove of Horses (Spain)

Though today Atienza is a remote village with fewer than 500 inhabitants, during the Middle Ages it was an important fortified villa. It was a strategic site in Castile, close to the frontiers to b…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Sep 2

Now that the pyrotechnia of "Fire Bulls" don't have any mistreated bulls in it, I've been considering to drop by, but... not sure I want to leave the house to find a parking spot at 2:45am.

03:15 horas del viernes 13: TRADICIONAL SUELTA DE TOROS DE FUEGO

JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 30

🆕 7th June 2025: Tiermes Archaeological Site (Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-3ao #Tiermes #hike #YacimientoArqueologicoDeTiermes #archaeology #travel #JBinnacle

7th June 2025: Tiermes Archaeological Site (Spain)

For a while it felt that this day trip was cursed or something. Whenever I decided to schedule it, something happened – a family emergency, a weather alert, work hiccups, car trouble, you name it. …

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 23

🆕 30th May 2025: Retiro Park, Alice’s sushi & Jurassic World (Madrid, Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-3ah #JurassicWorld #JurassicWorldTheExhibition #Madrid #ParqueDelRetiro #sushi #Jbinnacle #travel

30th May 2025: Retiro Park, Alice’s sushi & Jurassic World (Madrid, Spain)

I had been on the waiting list to buy tickets for Jurassic World: The Exhibition in Madrid since it accepted sign-ups, so I was able to be amongst the first to buy tickets – albeit a few days later…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 16

🆕 26th May 2025: Sliema & the return {Malta, May 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-38b #Sliema #StJulians #Mediterraneran #Malta #MaltaMay2025 #JBinnacle

26th May 2025: Sliema & the return {Malta, May 2025}

It was my last day in Malta. My return plane was mid-afternoon, so I had to head towards the airport at noon the latest. For that morning, I had planned a leisure stroll along the beaches towards t…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 11

Six years ago today (11th August 2019) I reached the crater of Mount Fuji. It feels unreal now.

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 10

Fire at the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba extinguished avoiding catastrophic situation www.euronews.com/culture/2025...

Mosque-turned-cathedral catches fire in Cordoba news.sky.com/video/mosque...

Firefighters save Córdoba’s historic mosque-turned-cathedral www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Fire in the Mosque of Cordoba extinguished

A fire in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, caused by the short circuit of a sweeper in the chapel of Almanzor, forced the area to be evacuated. However, the blaze has now been extinguished according ...

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 9

🆕 25th May 2025: Gozo Tour {Malta, May 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-384 #Malta #Gozo #MaltaMay2025 #Għawdex #Ghawdex #travel #MaltaTravel #JBinnacle

25th May 2025: Gozo Tour {Malta, May 2025}

I had booked a second tour, in order to get to know the Island of Gozo. This time around though I had a very clear pick-up point, which I hoped would work out, unlike the previous day. Fortunately,…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 6

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The nifty early-morning flight I like to take when I skip to London has been taken off the rooster. Bummer.

Then again I'm spending my next trip budget in fixing a shoulder injury so maybe I should just take it in stride?

JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Aug 2

🆕 24th May 2025: Megalithic (self-guided) Tour {Malta, May 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-37T #Birgu #Birzebbuga #Malta #Qrendi #archaeology #BorgInNadur #FortSaintAngelo #GharDalam #HagarQim #MegalithicTemplesMalta #Mnajdra #StuffatTalFenek #MaltaMay2025 #travel #JBinnacle

24th May 2025: Megalithic (self-guided) Tour {Malta, May 2025}

The group of drunk people was back again, at 5:00 once more. Joy. However, this time I could not get an early start because I had booked a Megalithic Tour with a company called Visit Malta, as at f…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jul 26

🆕 23rd May 2025: Valletta {Malta, May 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-37F #Valetta #Malta #MaltaMay2025 #archaeology #SalutingBattery #travel #JBinnacle

23rd May 2025: Valletta {Malta, May 2025}

Around 5:00, I was woken up by a group of guys singing, and I thought they were outside, drunk and going back to their hotel. It turns out that Saint Julian’s | San Ġiljan is a party area. I had ab…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jul 20

🆕 22nd May 2025: Blue Grotto, Tarxien & Saint Julian’s / Sliema {Malta, May 2025 wp.me/p2yJaA-37d #travel #Malta #MaltaMay2025 #BlueGrottoMalta #Tarxien #StJulians #Sliema #JBinnacle

22nd May 2025: Blue Grotto, Tarxien & Saint Julian’s / Sliema {Malta, May 2025}

My flight departed at 9:55 from Madrid-Barajas, which is actually a very bad time for a flight, as you have to drive to the airport through the daily rush-hour traffic jam. However, for a change, I…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jul 19

🆕 22nd – 26th May 2025: A taste of Malta {Malta, May 2025} wp.me/p2yJaA-375 #travel #JBinnacle #MaltaMay2025 #Malta

22nd – 26th May 2025: A taste of Malta {Malta, May 2025}

Last-minute trips are weird. You start looking at an Ireland itinerary, but for some reason hotels are 200€ a night. You check for alternatives and end up booking at a place you had never considere…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jul 12

🆕 13th May 2025: Three free niche exhibitions (Madrid, Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-36d #travel #Madrid #MuseoONCE #FundacionTelefonica #ComicPlanet #PalacioCibeles #JBinnacle

13th May 2025: Three free niche exhibitions (Madrid, Spain)

I planned a little escapade to Madrid. There was nothing really special going on, it was just going to be a sunny day with no rain forecast and I could go to a museum and have lunch. When I say not…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jul 5

🆕 11th May 2025: Ruta SPG-24: Bosque de Valdenazar in Spring (Yebes, Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-363 #Valdenazar #Yebes #hike #travel #JBinnacle

11th May 2025: Ruta SPG-24: Bosque de Valdenazar in Spring (Yebes, Spain)

After the rainiest spring in ages, I had a couple of hours in a free morning – or actually, I just needed to do something for a little bit before I could become productive again. And the Internet h…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jun 29

🆕 15th April 2025: Kinetic art and Egyptian replicas (Guadalajara, Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-35V #Guadalajara #GuadalajaraSpain #MuseoFranciscoSobrino #Tutankhamun #JBinnacle #travel

15th April 2025: Kinetic art and Egyptian replicas (Guadalajara, Spain)

Rain and school holidays having thwarted my hiking plans yet again, I decided to make the most of half a non rainy morning when I was going to be around Guadalajara to check out a free exhibition a…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jun 28

🆕 28th April 2025: The day everything went dark wp.me/p2yJaA-35Z #JBinnacle #SpainBlackout #ApagonEspaña

28th April 2025: The day everything went dark

I never thought that I would be writing any more meta posts after the Covid and vaccination posts, but here we are, another unexpected and surreal event. With one of my parents away for a week, I w…

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JBinnacle - A Travel Logbook @jbinnacle.bsky.social · Jun 21

🆕 11th April 2025: Extant, extinct and extrastormy (Madrid, Spain) wp.me/p2yJaA-35P #Madrid #ZooAquariumMadrid #Saurios #travel #JBinnacle

11th April 2025: Extant, extinct and extrastormy (Madrid, Spain)

Since March was extremely rainy, I hoped that April would not be so. No such luck. However, there was a dinosaur exhibit in Madrid that I was keen on seeing, and I wanted to do it before Easter, be…

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