Eddie B

"Barguiarena, have you heard the name before?" I asked Marcell from Barcelona as we were smoking shish-a at our hostel in Marrakech. It's a question I like to ask every Spaniard I meet, which unfortunately isn't often enough. "Ah si, suena como nombre de Basque, no?" (Ah yes, that is from the Basque region, no?) Marcell replied. This has been confirmed by at least half a dozen travelers from Spain, our family name is from the northern Basque region. I'm ashamed to admit I have yet to visit that part of the country. Third times the charm I guess, I'll make it a priority next time I am there.I left Lisbon Tuesday afternoon to meet up with a buddy in Madrid where we were going to spend a night before we headed over to Morocco. David ... read more

First, let me apologize yet again for the lack of updates. Its nice to know people have been asking around and are worried because they havent heard from me through this. Part of the reason is that the site experienced some technical difficulties and lost a critical data. About the only thing I lost were some photos from Turkey and all of them from Romania. I'll be able to replace those soon though. Now back to the show... So now I feel like im in the Middle East. Royal Jordanian Air was a first-rate airline that truly lives up to its royal name. Somewhere thousands of feet above Syria I was very pleased to find out while reading a Jordanian newspaper that Petra was just listed as one of the new modern wonders of the world. ... read more

Across Europe, from West to East Edgar Barguiarena Alright that was kindy cheesy but I did visit 3 cities in 3 days. Well okay it was really only 2 cities and a small village but all the same, there was alot of roaming about. Romania is a land of contrasts, Bucharest is...well its Bucharest (more on that later) and the Transylvanian countryside is absolutely gorgeous. Yes this is the land of Dracula but only in fiction, the real Dracula was actually much more treacherous and creative with his assasinations, so much so that I would really rather spare you the details here. Many villages and small cities have some sort of claim to Vlad Tepes, of whom Dracula is based, but I was only able to visit one of them. This is going to be ... read more

If someone asked you to show them what America is all about in 30 seconds, what would you tell or show them? For Spain the answer comes much easier, show them a flamenco dance and in less than half a minute they will see for themselves just what this amazing country is all about. The passion on the stage is all consuming, from the dancer to the guitarist and just the awe of the crowd, you cant help but be drawn in. You also have the option of taking them to a bullfight, humanitarian or not, it is an event that has to be experienced. The graceful dance of the matador as he plays with the bull, narrowly escaping a fatal blow from the 800 pound beast. Or you can just take them to Plaza Mayor ... read more

yes I'm lost yet again, but this time its not my fault, well okay maybe just a tad bit. Let me rewind a bit to explain how I got there. It's Friday night in Paris and I'm finally ready to see what the night life is all about. The couchsurfers Paris community was having a little get together at Divan du Monde, a club that plays live music in the Montemarte district. The place was nice and the live band was great, playing funk music until about 10 with a dj taking over right after. About fifteen people showed up, 10 hosts and 5 of their guests (of which I was a part of). There were people from as far as Madagascar and New Zealand to all over Europe. The drinks were expensive but that ... read more