Travel Digest #2422

Introduction

Hello everyone! This is @ybanezkim26 and I'll present today's edition of Travel Digest. Congratulations to all the 20 curated posts for today! You all get 3 tickets each for our Winter Challenge. Take note that you can get up to a maximum of 7 tickets per day for this challenge. You get an additional ticket if your post is winter-related and another ticket if you promote this travel digest or any curated post via Snaps.

In our featured posts, we have a monastery in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, a beach in Pattaya, Thailand, and the Roman Colosseum in Italy. Enjoy and keep on pinning your travel posts to the map!

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Our winners today

🥇 El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen - What I Saw, Felt and Thought by @veramen

We visited this monastery to delve into what life was like in the Middle Ages, what they did and what it meant to live in a monastery as a Habsburg king. You can reach El Escorial from Madrid by suburban train or as we did, by car. The journey takes about an hour. Along the way, it’s worth stopping at an important site from modern Spanish history, the Valley of the Fallen. This monument complex was constructed in 1940 by dictator Francisco Franco to symbolize the end of the civil war and reconciliation between the opposing sides. It is the burial site for 33.700 soldiers and Franco himself was interred here in 1975 per his will, though his remains were later moved elsewhere.

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🥈 A Walk Along Jomtien Beach by @blaze8

This beach is one of our favorites. However, what we saw today was a bit disappointing. Most of the beach was covered with sun loungers and umbrellas, which took away from its natural beauty. We used to love this beach more for its natural charm, especially the palm trees and the feeling of being close to nature. There was a small section without loungers, but it was crowded, with people almost piling on top of one another. In contrast the areas with loungers were mostly empty, likely because people didn’t want to pay 100 Baht.

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🥉 Roman Colosseum by @sniki003

The first building that comes to mind when you hear Rome is the Colosseum. I think it is one of the most iconic buildings in the world and we can often see this incredible building in various films. Of course we had to go and visit it in person. It would be pointless to be in Rome without visiting the Colosseum. It is much bigger and more beautiful in person, it will take your breath away and you will forget everything as soon as you step inside the Colosseum. Rome is worth going to just for the Colosseum, but believe me, you won’t know what else to see and visit there. This city left a very strong impression on me, and I believe it will on you too.

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Honorable Mentions

• Promenade, Malaga, Spain by @avdesing
• Mountain View, Consolacion, Cebu, Philippines by @jmjourneys
• City, Bratislava, Slovakia by @nils1990
• Campsite, Chhatru, Himachal Pradesh, India by @pranavinaction
• Coast, Kas, Turkey by @bugavi
• Settlement, Tobbiana, Italy by @noemilunastorta
• Town, L'Alfas del Pi, Spain by @ph1102
• Park, Bogota, Colombia by @coquicoin
• National Park, Caracas, Venezuela by @jesuslnrs
• Town, Castuera, Spain by @oscarps
• Hike, Tungnath, Uttarakhand, India by @himalayanwomb
• Light Shows, Malaga, Spain by @belug
• Lake, Bled, Slovenia by @filotasriza3
• Christmas Market, Munich, Germany by @lizanomadsoul
• Mountain Resort, Davao City, Philippines by @gelultimate
• Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina by @fermionico

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