Spain
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Sunday, 15 Dec 2013 | Views [489]
My toes disappear beneath the soft white sand as I wiggle my bare feet into the ground. Amy is sitting on the a stone step in front of me, her legs crossed, chattering away, her choppy British accent dancing over the sound of waves. Jamie chucks a stick ... Read more >
Tags: bittersweet, friends, friendship, goodbyes, leaving, sitges, spain, travel
Saturday, 9 Nov 2013 | Views [497]
I've had several revelations about my traveling experience in the past week. One of my realizations is that I'm falsifying my experience on the internet. I'm lying. I want to remedy that.
The advent and increase of Facebook use, blogging and ... Read more >
Tags: movement, on the road, revelations, stimulation, travel, why we travel
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 | Views [612]
"Oh, I knew I was making my life into a song-and-dance routine, a production number, a shaggy dog story, a sick joke, a bit. I thought of all the longing, the pain, the letters (sent and unsent), the crying jags, the telephone monologues, the suffering, ... Read more >
Tags: drinking, friends, friendship, language, social, spain, spanish, travel
Sunday, 27 Oct 2013 | Views [465]
On my return to Barcelona, I tried to escape the crowds by going on a weekday and exploring some less popular sites. I got off at the Estacio Franca stop, which was new for me. There are three main stations in Barcelona: Barna Sants at the west, Passeig ... Read more >
Tags: barcelona, cementari poblenou, cemetaries
Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Views [660]
On Saturday, I completed my inaugural pilgrimage to Barcelona as a full-fledged tourist. I spent too much money on a bus tour of the city with <a href="http://www.barcelonabusturistic.cat/ca/home">Barcelona Bus Turístic</a>. A breezy, ... Read more >
Tags: barcelona, bus tours, crowds, gaudi, groups, people, throngs, tour, tourism, travel
Thursday, 17 Oct 2013 | Views [361]
The siesta mentality rules in southern Spain. Almost everything closes at 1pm for the two-hour siesta, except for banks, which close at 2pm... and just don't reopen. People stay up late, wake up late, eat out often and avoid stress at all costs. Jennifer ... Read more >
Tags: culture, patience, siesta, spain, spanish culture, tomorrow
Friday, 11 Oct 2013 | Views [555]
The sea spreads wide as I walk down the alley way, a small sliver of blue growing before me in all its dark and rumbling majesty. Deep navy clouds loom on the horizon and the threatening wind whips my hair around my face. I am encased with the muted ... Read more >
Tags: beach, freedom, ocean, sea, seaside, solitude, spain, travel, travel alone
