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My name is Luke Darracott. I am a writer, traveller, amateur film-maker and hispano/russophile. This is my little place where I can collate together all my bits and bobs for you guys to see the world how I have been seeing it. My page is a statement of who I am; a portfolio of my work; an optimistic outlook on the world. I am a travel writer, a traveller, an amateur film-maker and budget adventurer. This page, this hub, is the concentrated juice that forms the basis of a Darracott squash. A beverage which I believe is refreshing and will enhance the way you look at the world. It is currently Spain-centric with hints of russophilia. But that will change as my roster of work and adventure grows.
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facebook.comAnd the final part of the East of Madrid series. Here we tie up the trip with a visit to a Civil War ghost town, wine regions and isolated monasteries. http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/7/18/east-from-madrid-4-war-and-wine
Part 3 of the East of Madrid series. This one is a combination of sun-splashed castle-topped towns and the pearly blue of the Med. http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/7/14/east-from-madrid-3-castles-from-the-sea
Part 2 of the East of Madrid series. Here I dive head first into a land of flat lands and rice in Valencia community. http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/7/11/east-from-madrid-2-pious-rice-fields
Part 1 of the East of Madrid series. First the villages and towns of Teruel province and the depths of the Maestrazgo! http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/6/13/hf03448nl9psqdd9l307wt1njwyrrx
Ever wondered how to 'go for tapas' or what it really means. Here's my edible take! Plus, contains a filmed video of the tapas tour at the end! http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/4/5/tapeo-a-tapas-crawl
Thinking about visiting Pamplona or La Rioja at some point. Well. Good, you should. Here's me eating it and soaking it all up. http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/3/31/a56l2kki7oy48nu9pypoo3y1womzd3
Ever wanted to go out for tapas in Spain? Well Madrid is arguably the best place in the country to do it. So many bars. Here I successfully attempt to break a previous 9-stop record and hit 10 tapas bars eating and drinking through those cobbled, winding streets of the capital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxUJjy4oRk
The halted work on the third book project about Madrid's history through its food and bars is to remain halted indefinitely - i.e. until sometime when I have time in the years to come. Alongside the short story project a joint third project is to be started as a response to all the guidebooks and what we deal with on our tours at Devour Spain: "Darracott's no BS guide to Madrid" A sort of tell-it-as-it-is answer to the Lonely Planets and the Rick Steves.
Paris is famous and well-trodden. Here's my three-day take! http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/2/18/paris-la-ville-lumire
As well as the blogs lets not forget the videos. A three-day jaunt in Paris. Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07nHcYzycrY
The winter ghosts of cowboys.
A new post! This one concerns a little adventure around the Wild West of Spain: the province of Almeria http://www.lukedarracott.com/lukemadrid/2016/1/24/the-winter-ghosts-of-cowboys
El Camino
HELLO ALL! For those of you preferring a larger purveyor of books, El Camino is now available at Amazon! http://www.amazon.co.uk/El-Camino-Luke-Darracott/dp/0954491963/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453311519&sr=8-1&keywords=luke+darracott
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