Madrid has ruined me. I am still wandering round in a chirizo starved haze since that awesome night of feasting. Still, the last few days have been excellent fun, almost fun enough to take ones mind off chirizo. Almost. After Madrid we took a quick train down to Seville where we checked in, via a little pintxos stop, at our hotel. I'd been excited about this one for some time. Figuring we would be about due some relaxation and comfort AND wanting to stay in a tr...

Well, San Sebastian didn't exactly save any sunshine for us! We arrived to the most stupendous golden sandy beach and turquoise blue sea and decided to seize the moment and go for a little paddle. This was a good job as it was our last shot at beach time given that the storm clouds swiftly came in and the next day and a half were cloudy and grey with that beautiful turquoise sea covered in mist. Given the poor weather we decided to explore the Old Town where a n...

Our arrival to Bordeaux was rather stretching. The French seem to favour shoving as many trains as possible on one platform leaving you in a constant state of anxiety that you are on the wrong train until the train guard comes round and you can finally relax. Stepping out from the station into Bordeaux I knew immediately I would like it. The buildings are almost uniformally 18th century mansions, shiny white in the sunshine. We decided to walk into town (bad move...

Stop 1, London. We only planned to stay over to help us along with the crack of dawn Eurostar but a beautiful sunshiny day in London turned out to be the perfect start to the holiday. The South Bank was rammed with musicians and artists, we meandered past Shakespeare's Globe, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster to our hotel at London Bridge where we were greeted with glasses of champagne to begin out trip. The surprising beauty of the day taught me a lesson on da...

I can't believe it has finally come around. Six months, piles of travel guides reminiscent of our last stop - the leaning tower of Pisa, maps, highlighters and a whole load of day dreaming have all gone in to this trip. One Month, three countries, fourteen stops. I can't wait to begin. Week one starts with an overnight in London and then the Eurostar to Paris. By mid week we will be in Bordeaux, wine tasting and by the weekend we'll be at the San Sebastian Jazz ...