Barcelona – fetch me a Gorbachev and coke – memory loss and facial injuries guaranteed.... September 11th 2012 September 2012 brought round my 30thbirthday, and I managed to convince 6 mates to spare the cash and the time to head out to Barcelona with me for a long weekend to celebrate. We'd moved a little more upmarket than previous trips, and after a lot of searching seemed to have found an amazing apartment complete with massive roof terrace that would do the trick.
On arrival we decid ... read more
Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more
Having graduated from University of Nottingham I started travelling and absolutely loved it. I did one trip around the world, then a second major trip through Latin America.
I then went back to the real world with one of those job things, but the wanderlust didn't leave and I managed to fit in plenty of short trips.
I've now taken 12 months out to learn/perfect my Spanish. I'll be travelling through Spanish speaking South and Central America with a trip from Buenos Aires to San Francisco.
The primary focus of the trip will be learning the language - so I'll be regularly settling to st... full info