NB: finally finished/posted Day 4 today. I went back to The Square… because it was on my way to the border and because I had noticed people eating giant coils of churro as I left yesterday and was curious. Observations: 1) Churros must be the number one cause of heart attacks in Spanish-influenced countries. They … More Día Catorce – On the Road Again!
Today I travelled from San José to Gibraltar. The trip started at – well, the trip started at 8AM BUT I started worrying about missing that first bus (which was the first in a series of tight connections that did not allow for error) around 6:30AM. So let’s split the difference and say the trip … More Day 12 – A Three Bus Kind of Day
Another shout out to AllTrails and Holafly for getting me 20+km through mountains, thunder and rain to arrive safely at El Jardin de los Sueños in Rodalquilar. A much smaller shout out to my wee phone which barely limped past the finish line, just 1% battery between me and having to ask for directions to … More Day Seven – She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain When She Comes!
“Hola Hola Hola”, as my bus driver kept saying to the peeps waiting to get on his bus. I had a lovely day. Successful transit from Murcia to Agua Amarga. First an intercity bus from Murcia to Venta del Pobre using Alsa bus line. Then an hour or so wait until the city bus [M-213] … More Day Fie – Not So Bitter Water
I spent today travelling between Barcelona and Murcia. (I found out during the planning/booking phase that, without using wings or private wheels, it is not possible to go Barcelona to Agua Amarga in one day.) I walked to the Barcelona bus/train station “Barcelona Sants”, spent a bunch of time unsure what exactly was going on … More Día Cuatro – Transit
08h22 GMT+2 …reluctantly crouched, at the starting line… Good morning! Buenos dias! I had a terrible sleep lastnight and am now curled up around a cup of coffee in an IKEA Poäng chair, unsure what I think of the day. I have little red raccoon eye outlines on my face from my sleep mask – … More Day Three – Cranky Travel Gremlin
In that order, though the two weren’t related. I’ll start with the tears in case you get bored and don’t finish the whole post. I had a 6PM ticket for La Sagrada Familia today. It was awe-some. Experientially, the setting sun streaming in the windows of the “passion façade” stirred my chest and poured tears … More Day 2 – Mistakes Were Made, Tears Were Cried
I am sitting in my window seat at 3AM EST just finishing a cookie and… A COFFEE! It’s a beautiful strategy > tell everyone “water service only” and when you trolley down the aisle with a bit of coffee in tow the peasants thank you with tears in their eyes, instead of cranking about where … More Day One – Attitude of Gratitude
*trumpets blast* After soooo much planning and preparation I am – almost – airborne! I am sitting at the departure gate listening to the gate agent tell us that there will only be water available on the flight. “Water service only”. It is bananas that they aren’t forced to pay whoever, whatever, to have coffee … More Day Zero – Take Off!
Good Morning! I am trying out my new portable keyboard as one of many odds and ends I’m working away at in preparation for this trip. It is extremely similar to my old portable keyboard, except that it works and I had to spend money on it. (Unnecessary trivia: I desperately want to hit the … More Day Minus Twelve!
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