November 31- December 1, 2009- Tarifa, ES- Melting Pot Backpackers A true surfers town, kite surfing to be exact, Tarifa is inundated in the Summer- a real tourist trap. There's no question, the wind could pick up Dorthy's House, but the sound of the waves and the color of the water make it pure heaven to my city-saturated eyes. It's the so-called Hawaii of Spain, maybe a bit of an oversell for anyone that's set foot in Hawaii, but all the same a nice slice of...

November 27-30, 2009- Seville, ES- Couchsurfing with Adam Got off to a bit of a bumpy start upon my arrival in Seville. Unknown to me was the fact that there are two bus stations in the city. Naturally, being my directional prowess, I had selected the wrong station for which to find my way to my couch surfing destination. Thus when I arrived, it was a bit of a trial; las personas at information spoke not a palabra of ingles and had to use a map to point me to ...

Cordoba, ES- November 26-27, 2009 At first glance I remember not being impressed with Cordoba. The bus station was in a commercial area- I thought I had landed myself in just another Grand Rapids, Michigan- too big to have much charm, too small to have much culture. I took the bus in to town and felt more of the same- what was the big hype about this place? I did have to admit, however, that it was nice to see sunshine, palm and orange trees- sure signs that I...

November 20-25, 2009- Madrid, El Escorial, Toledo and Segovia, ES- The home of Eloisa and Pablo Ah the comfort of returning to Madrid- a place where I had already been lost and found my way again- a metro system whose map I could, for the most part, understand. I was riding a traveling high that was only magnified by the fact that I had the chance to spend one last hurrah with good friends from Pueblo Ingles before their return to the States. For Jay and Krist...

November 13-20, 2009- La Alberca, ES- Pueblo Ingles I distinctly remember many of the conversations that I had about Pueblo Ingles before leaving for this trip. When asked I would say, "I am going to be speaking English to Spanish natives and in return I get to visit a beautiful, remote destination in Spain, with free room and food"- an explanation which was met with faces of equal parts question and concern- it sounded too good to be true for even m...