- - - This is a long post but its my first one so I assume I will be forgiven - - So I thought I'd just jot down some highlights and lessons learned so far. By the way, this is Sonja, and I am also on this trip, which you may have forgotten given that Cheryl's been the only one writing so far. I loved Barcelona - a lot. We were awesomely located, just off La Rambla but in a quiet street so away from the noise. We were really close to the fresh-food market so I...

Portugal is the best! You know why? Cos the custard tarts are awwwwwesome. They´re called pastels here though. No offence to Spain, but my breakfast and lunch here was amazing and the best in recent memory. We went to a place in Belem which I think is famous for their pastels and they lived up to it. We did a bit of sightseeing today but everything´s pretty close to our hostel so we took it pretty easy. We´re staying at the 7th best hostel in the world tonigh...