Well, we left Spain in style! Barcelona was buzzy and super cool, just like I expected in would be. We started off with a bus tour of Gaudi's famous sites before lunch on Barceloneta beach. That has got to be one of the major perks of this city, beautiful sandy beaches within ten minutes of the main town. The food was wonderful and a glass of wine over looking the sparkly blue sea was a major highlight. The afternoon brought more sight seeing, Barcelona is packe...

Ooh Andalucia, it is all rather lovely! The jewel in the crown for me was Granada. Not only was it utterly surprising and intriguing but also unlike any other place I have ever been. We stayed in a traditional Andalucian house set around a court yard quite like the one we stayed in in Seville but in Granada we were slap bang in the middle of the Arabic Quarter. The Moorish Alhambra loomed in the background and the new city sprawled out below. The quarter itself w...

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...