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A great big smile

A great big smile

  A great big smile conveys sincerity and security in oneself and helps us be more successful. Nowadays there is scientific evidence that people who smile are more successful both…

The Westin: “George Clooney (was) Inside!”

The Westin: “George Clooney (was) Inside!”

I have been in George Clooney’s hotel room, the one where he stayed while filming ‘Tomorrowland’ in Valencia, and I even dipped my foot into the Jacuzzi where he languished,…

Caro Hotel: over 2,000 years of history

Caro Hotel: over 2,000 years of history

When you enter the Marque de Caro Hotel, it’s not unusual, as Tom Jones said, to take a step back, wondering if you’ve accidentally wandered into a museum. As soon…

International Conference of High Energy Physics in Valencia. ICHEP 2014

International Conference of High Energy Physics in Valencia.  ICHEP 2014

The shops and restaurants surrounding the Palacio de Congressos in Valencia were swamped by droves of physicists when lunch broke on the first day of the International Conference of High…

Bambalina’s Puppet Magic in Asia

Bambalina’s Puppet Magic in Asia

The Valencian Puppet Company Bambalina has been thrilling children and adults alike since 1981; and now, the children and adults of China and Korea (the south, not the north, where…

Chez Ramon

Chez Ramon

Valencia’s ‘Mercado Redondo’ (Round Market) is a popular place for souvenir-seeking tourists and Valencians with an inclination towards haberdashery. It used to have a song bird market on Sundays before…

Hostel Innsa: Art, Architecture and Mercedes

Hostel Innsa: Art, Architecture and Mercedes

The Innsa Hostel is smack bang in the middle of Valencia’s Carmen district and located in a 16th century palace that used to be the residence of the Valencian Renaissance…

Valencia hosts ICHEP2014, the most important international event in the field of particle physics

Valencia hosts ICHEP2014, the most important international event in the field of particle physics

This week in Valencia (July 2-9) at the Palacio de Congresos, nearly one thousand of the most important scientists in the world will debate about the foremost topics concerning high…