Inspiration, inspiration, INSPIRATION
Summer, yes; What's up. Chiringo, sand, siesta, magazine and mojito . And 86 reasons (more) to go on vacation today.
1. The NAP.
two. The skin, so necessary. So present in the summer.
3. La Guita, very fresh.
4.**Chap, Chap**. From Kiko Amat, the (perfect) summer for article compilations.
5. ”The sensation of bathing in the high seas, the aroma of coffee on board, the taste of some salted fish”. Sea of Tone, by Manuel Vicent.
6. The Bermuda triangle of Upper District of Sanlucar de Barrameda : Sharecroppers , El Manicomio and La Herrería .
7. 'Lose', by Laila Guerrero.
8. D'Berto crayfish.
9. The rice dishes of the great Abraham Vázquez in Duna, on the beach of El Saler.
10. The German beach , in Zahara de los Atunes.
Germans Beach
eleven. The sunset in front of the Atlantic : from Bologna, Zahora or the Algarve.
12. The fried fish and the dressing potatoes of Pepe "El Adobo".
13. The taste of salt on the skin (brown).
14. The pool , directed by Jacques Deray. The beauty frozen in time by Alain Delon and Romy Schneider.
fifteen. A concert on a rooftop, when evening falls. From Zahara, for example.
16. the variety (1982) by Weekend, the most summery album possible.
17. To see again Shark , the nocturnal conversation, prior to the battle, between Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss. All our fears, all our desires, around a table and three friends.
18. Lunches at La Pascuala (quarter loaf sandwiches) in front of La Malvarrosa.
19. The Tour de France, and “everything we left behind on the roads of France” (Jabois) .
twenty. Regain faith in the press. In ink, paper, and trivial articles. Which (obviously) are the best.
the pool
21.**Travel with your dog**.
22. The sweat in sex.
23 . Mine, in Bilbao. And the after-dinner walk along the estuary.
24. The views of the Guggenheim (and Puppy) from the Hotel Miró.
25. go down from the Campanario street to La Concha beach . Be certain (without a doubt) that you are the luckiest person in the world.
26. "Call me Ishmael. Years ago—it doesn't matter how long ago exactly—with little or no money in my pocket and nothing in particular that interested me on land, I thought I might sail for a while and visit the aquatic part of the world." Melville.
27. The pool of Villa d´Este on Lake Como (Cernobbio, Italy) where Alfred Hitchcock shot his first film The Pleasure Garden .
28. Elkano, and all those restaurants (small and large) surrendered to the most essential gastronomy.
29. Niemeyer's architecture —so Mediterranean, despite being Brazilian: “It is not the oblique angle that attracts me, nor the straight, hard, inflexible line. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve, the curve that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuous course of its rivers, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the favorite woman”.
30. The Mediterranean special monocle.
It's life: you get wet or you don't get wet
31. (My) playlist 'Come on Papito, I can't stand it'.
32 . Three summer comics: return to earth , from Lacernet.
33 . The Daredevil (so pop) by Mark Waid.
3. 4. Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson, who have just turned thirty clubs.
35. The smells of summer: orange, almond, humidity, grass or lemon peel.
36. The pisco sours.
37. Villa Mathesis.
38. The feel of (the skin) of your travel bag.
39. The “Summa” list of NoonPacific .
40. The artisanal ice creams of Jordi Roca in Rocambolesc.
no words
41. The view from ** Cova d'en Xoroi ,** in Menorca.
42. The notebooks of Smythson.
43. That Milena Busquets has returned to the articles of it. So (some) summery. So necessary.
44. The Loewe pop-up store in Ibiza : collaboration with the Amics Association of the Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa.
Four. Five. Caustic Love by Paolo Nutini, and the (so immediate) pleasure of creating a playlist designed specifically for travel.
46. Nothing to do with the rest of the playlists: mojito in the pool, pre-nap sex, post-nap fuck or “sleeping in T4”.
47. Platja d'Aro. The respect that is breathed there for the product, for simplicity, for cooking without complications.
48. The red prawn from El Faralló in Dénia.
49. The amontillado, the most special (I speak for myself) of the traditional Andalusian wines from the Marco de Jerez. For example: Valdespino VORS Coliseum.
fifty. Holidays in Rome by William Wyler.
Cova d'en Xoroi
51. "The passions, because they contain the maximum of life, are the holiest things", Yeats.
52. The poteo in the **Siete Calles (Bilbao)**, in the Gatz, Xukela or the Bodega Joserra.
53 . The Gazebo of Amós, by Jesús Sánchez. And his tortilla bonbon , in Santander.
54. Ángel León, who is all sea. The salty man and his huge blue eyes.
55. A tea at the **Café Hafa (in Tangier) ** overlooking the strait.
56. Cadaques.
57. Running in front of the barges, fleeing from everything that weighs us down —in Getxo.
58. Submission , from Houellebecq.
59. The emotion (so childish, always) minutes before buying the ticket. A ticket (train, plane or regional bus) which is always the promise of something better.
60. Vila Viniteca, in El Born. The businesses that continue to believe in what they sell, in what they do.
Cadaques
61. Singles , from Future Islands. And this memorable performance by Samuel T. Herring on The David Letterman Show.
62. The **Lake Strynsvatn (the one in the photograph at the head of this article)** located in Hjelle, Norway.
63. El Campero, in Barbate.
64. The cangrejeras, so “Caleteras” (official uniform of the Caleta beach, in Cádiz).
65. The embers of Güeyu Mar, in Ribadesella.
66. Butterfish nigiri with caviar in Kabuki Raw from Finca Cortesín.
67. **Bathing naked (naked!) ** on a sandy beach, in the middle of the afternoon.
68. A first kiss in summer is more of a first kiss.
69. The summer cinemas, in Valencia (without going any further) on the beach.
70. inside-out maybe the summer movie.
always naked
71. Anchovies from San Filippo, in Santoña.
72. A gin and tonic with gin, tonic and lemon.
73. The soundtrack of Malena, by Ennio Morricone.
74. Monica Bellucci in Malene.
75. Monica Bellucci.
76. Rimowa's suitcases.
77. "Open me up and sew me up, I want a good scar, purge me of bad blood and make me smile" . 'How to Light a Room', Bizarre Love Triangle.
78. Larmandier-Bernier Blanc de Blancs.
79. Marine Vacth in Young and pretty.
80. Corvina ceviche, black recado, avocado and cilantro, in Hoja Santa.
Monica Bellucci in 'Malena'
81. Yoshi's Woolly World . Video games (also) are for summer, and none as summery as this absolutely cute Yoshi.
82. ”Pizza doesn't ask questions. Pizza understands”, Bill Murray.
83. Count on me by Rob Reiner.
84. The bar of the Dry Bar of the María Cristina hotel (San Sebastián), what a great barman Adolfo Fito is.
85. Mies van der Rohe. His religion: subtract until everything fits.
86. Finally, how not -a thousand times: naps in summer
The NAP.
*This report was originally published on July 30, 2015 and updated on September 21, 2017 with video.