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The best laid plans...

Friday, 17 Mar 2006 | Views [438] | Comments [1]

Sometimes when traveling, things don’t work out the way you plan them to.   This last trip had us feeling like the Griswalds on European Vacation and at times we wondered if anything would go right at all.   How bad could it be?   Well, let’s start ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


Sweet Home Sevilla

Friday, 3 Feb 2006 | Views [348] | Comments [4]

We really lucked out with our apartment in Sevilla.   Our only stipulation when looking was to find a place with a roommate who speaks Spanish.   Brad, our roommate, is actually a New York native who has been living in Sevilla for 13 years.   He ... Read more >

Tags: Party time


Intro to Sevilla

Friday, 3 Feb 2006 | Views [318] | Comments [1]

Finally getting to Sevilla meant one thing: finding a new home!   After 8 days of traveling around Spain, we were tired, our clothes were beginning to smell, and we were tired of living out of our backpacks.   When we arrived in Sevilla, we wasted ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Toledo, Spain

Tuesday, 20 Dec 2005 | Views [565] | Comments [3]

We stopped in Toledo for a couple of nights on our way from Valencia to Sevilla.  Toledo, Spain is one of the oldest cities in the country and the entire city is a designated historical monument.  The city sits on the top of hill surrounded by a river ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Valencia

Sunday, 18 Dec 2005 | Views [360] | Comments [1]

When we began researching places in to live in Spain, Valencia was one city we really considered.  It's a fairly decent-sized city right on the Mediterranean coast and it's famous for being the birthplace of one of Spain's most famous foods: paella.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Barcelona...here we come

Thursday, 15 Dec 2005 | Views [239] | Comments [2]

Our adventures in Spain began in Girona (just outside of Barcelona).  We arrived there from Dublin on a "plastic plane" (gotta love low-budget airlines) after 24 hours of travelling.  We had to take a 1 1/2 hour bus ride from Girona airport ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


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