{"product_id":"slow-travels-in-unsung-spain-9781949643046","title":"Slow Travels in Unsung Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToday I was leaving my familiar little home patch to explore a much wider home...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlow Travels in Unsung Spain\u003c\/em\u003e is a warts n' all trip through some of Spain's hidden gems: towns, cities, landscapes and cultural highlights that are typically overlooked by foreign tourists but which the Spanish often keep to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a backdrop of strikes and continuing economic hardship across Spain, the author travels alone by rail and bus, encountering the vibrant heritage of the regions, including a singing Gypsy by an ancient well in remote, unspoilt Extremadura, the creativity and resilience of a gourmet beggar in the big city of Zaragoza and a lone disabled pilgrim going home from the Camino de Santiago after quitting the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well, he discovers intrepid ex-pats who are carving out their own lives away from international communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlow Travels in Unsung Spain\u003c\/em\u003e is new and fresh because it largely ignores Spain's over-developed coastal resorts and islands, bypassing the standard fare of Spain's beaches and fiestas or clich s around bullfighting, the siesta, and football. Instead the author, uncovers the real heartland where the next future waves of tourism could well be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrett Hetherington is a long-time Spanish resident and journalist. His sweet-and-sour travelogue uncovers a deeper Spain that has a rich culture and past, alive and well in these hidden corners of Europe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apocryphile Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949643046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Brett Hetherington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672861470876,"sku":"9781949643046","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c9a246b9-c53a-493b-b0bb-3e8fc5fece0d.jpg?v=1603928536","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/slow-travels-in-unsung-spain-9781949643046","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}