Easter Sunday 27 of April 2008. Everyone in Greece is waking up with a hangover, slowly making their way towards their grandparents house in the village, ready to roast a lamb to celebrate Christ knows what, whereas I am glad to report that we are going to be immersed in one of the greatest global sporting events, an F1 race. Two minutes walk from the hostel, we got on the subway, two stops northwards we switched to the mainline Renfe network, got our 5.20 euro return tickets and half an hour later we alighted at Montmelo station a few miles northwest of Barcelona. A short 15 minute walk away through the Montmello village took us to the famous Circuit de Catalunya. Due to the amazing planning we got our general admission (peluse) tickets with the minimum ... read more

My 30th and Catalonian Cuisine After 9:15am on the 25th of April (2008) I am entering the 3rd decade of my life. Our societies do seem to make a huge fuss about birthdays. Our birth is something we can't control, or achieve, however the odds of us actually existing are so high that I do agree on the principle of celebration. In my opinion only the 18th birthday should be noteworthy due to the legal repercussions of adult life. For the next 10 years I am however going to use a different first word when asked about my age. This fact should render the day some significance to say the least. My birthday this year coincided with the Greek Orthodox Easter weekend. However, since I live in protestant England I already had my Easter bank holidays ... read more