Ce soir je vais essayer de commenter un peu plus mes photos. Ce n'est pas un récit de voyage comme tel car je ne peux avoir cette prétention. Ce blog est surtout un moyen que j'ai de pouvoir partager avec vous quelques moments de ce voyage et aussi de recevoir de vos nouvelles selon vos humeurs. Barcelone est une ville culturelle, multiethnique et dynamique à tous les points de vue. Ici on se sent chez soi parce qu'on y retrouve des gens de partout et on entend parler plusieurs langues. Ily a encore beaucoup de touristes à ce moment de l'année [View Full Entry]

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So we didn’t spend much time on the south coast around Almeria, which disappointingly was basically a tomato plantation, the whole of the coast for miles from Capa de Gata to Malaga is covered in plastic tunnels to protect the crop, it is basically a huge commercial agricultural plantation. We started our journey to from Cabo de Gata to Granada by visiting one of the sets left from the Spaghetti Westerns that were filmed in the Sierra Nevada during the 60’s and 70’s. They have been kept in tip top condition with Saloon, bank, jail, boot hill etc. It was all [View Full Entry]

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Erster Abend im fernen Spanien…. Die Anreise hierher verlief eigentlich (fast) ohne Zwischenfälle, jedoch ist der Eindruck eher negativ. Nachdem ich viel zu früh aus dem Bett geschmissen wurde, um auch ja nicht meinen Zug zu verpassen verlief alles nach Plan und ich kam gut am Münchner Hauptbahnhof an. Dort jedoch stieg ich dann nach 10 minütiger Verspätung in die S-Bahn um, da eine Frau zufuhr ihr Kind in die S-Bahn geschoben hatte und dann der Zug losfuhr. Was für eine Aufruhr und die Notbremse legte dann den Verkehr völlig lahm. Im Endeffekt waren Frau und Kind wieder zusammen und i [View Full Entry]

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Barcelona, Barcelona!!! Thank you for all your recommendations...The city has exceeded my expectations... From the Ramblas to the "La Boqueria" Mercat San Josep, to the Gaudi apartments, to the Sagrada Familia, to the Park Guell, to the Cathedral, to the old Roman walls...This is a spectacular city...Easy to navigate, great to do shopping at, wonderful to walk in the parks or along its docks...This city does not sleep, the food is spectacular, the people are friendly and courteous, and I am thoroughly enjoying every moment of it...I am staying until Sunday...Tomorrow checking out the Barcel [View Full Entry]

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If you love unusual jewellery and swords you will love Toledo. Originally Spain's capital city (until conquered by the Moors in the 8th century) it's now full of shops, all selling the same kinds of things to tourists BUT it is definitely a beautiful town in its own right. It's interesting to discover Toledo's Jewish, Moorish and Christian history. Such a range! The Jewish museum from 1366 is very interesting (and actually has lots of stuff written in English, which seems to be unusual in Spanish museums). I loved some of the old costumes and the film showing a traditional Jewish [View Full Entry]

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Barcelona is known for its night life but also for its fabulous Gaudi architecture (and still incomplete cathedral designed by him). Now Im someone whos always loved more traditional styles but Im officially a convert. Whilst La Segrada Familia (the aforementioned work in progress) was a total waste of money to enter, it was awesome from the outside. Its nice to finally see a cathedral which doesnt mirror all the others. Park Guell is also famous because of this brilliant man (and its free!). Originally intended as a private garden for the rich, things didnt quite go according to plan with [View Full Entry]

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Hello and welcome to another episode of FLASH TOURISM brought to you by ISA! That’s what I’ve nicknamed these trips we take, because if you blink you might miss something incredible. We left Friday morning for Córdoba, where our main destination was the Mezquita/ Catedral. Southern Spain had a history of changing hands… Romans, Moors, Christians… and this Mosque/ Cathedral is a clear example of palpable history. According to Fodor’s (because who are we kidding, I didn’t just remember this), construction was started in AD785, and the thing started out compl [View Full Entry]

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Ah, what a catharsis it is to blog. There's something wonderfully calming about it, probably a lot like journaling, only slightly more narcissistic because I'm writing all about me, me, me, and expecting other people to read it. And I have to admit, I enjoy looking at the "views" of each entry to see how many people have read each one, and I also like experimenting to see what compels people to read certain ones and not others. I have noticed, for example, that my entry entitled "Say, SEX" has accumulated 68 views! It beats out the next highest by 14. [View Full Entry]

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hello friends! lots has happened in spain since i've last written. the best news of the month is that i have internet! sooo, if you have skype we can talk for free! that's the beauty of skype. i do not, however, yet have a roommate...it's going to be a tough thing to accomplish. i have to say that i really miss fall. i miss the leaves, the windy air, sweaters, pumpkin flavored things, apple cider, etc. etc. for those of you who know me well, you might find this very hard to believe...i think i'm going to miss winter. that's it! [View Full Entry]

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Porto Santo - Madeira - Canary Islands (300 nautical miles) We left Porto Santo on Friday the 16th of October, heading out about 10.30am for a very leisurely sail to Madeira, about 30 miles away to the south. We had met up with a couple of Aussies while we were at Porto Santo, Mano and Shelley who hail from Brisbane and we really enjoyed their company and learning from their experiences as well. All being well we were going to see more of them on our trip to the Canaries and across to and through the Panama. It was a beautiful [View Full Entry]

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