I decide to venture out of Barcelona for a couple of days. Sitges, a small city just south of Barcelona along the coast, has been highly recommended. The entire trip from my hostel in Barcelona to my hostel in Sitges, luggage in tow, is conducted in the freezing, pouring rain! I'm wearing my rain coat, holding my scant little umbrella against the biting wind, and walking as fast as I can, my suitcase splashing water onto me as I drag it along behind. Note to self: invest in a backpacker's backpack and PACK MORE LIGHTLY! Only one pair of jeans, not 3. Only one book, not 3. Only one journal, not 2. And NO LAPTOP! When I arrive at my hostel in Sitges, thoroughly soaked and aching because of my luggage, I'm disappointed. Oh, the place
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