I'm in Madrid, my body has had enough and is on strike. I have the worst ear infection, which after a trip to the doctor turns out to be an intense ear infection of both ears and an inflammed throat! Not the funnest when your on the other side of the world. So my bus arrived in Madrid after a long and hungover bus ride from Valencia. My ear had been getting worse and worse and now that the hang over had subdued it came out in full form. So I checked in at aroun...

La tomatina is a festival that began years ago with a few local boys from Bunol getting in a food fight with tomatotoes from a near by tomato display after a disagreement. The next year they decided it would become tradition for the two rival groups to fight this way, soon it got bigger and bigger until this year where there were 41,000 participants! So meeting Annie we organized our outfits, we were told that locals would tear off your clothes so wear layers! W...

Tourists don't know where they have been, travelers don't know where they are going... Valencia has so far been a place where I've learnt so much about myself, why I travel and why others travel. It all started at 8am lined up waiting for my bus to Valencia. A blonde girl came and sat beside me looking a little worse for wear and sorry for herself. She was over friendly and we connected straight away. The bus trip to Valencia went quickly as we talked the whol...

Leaving my little apartment in Barcelona today. I was in such a great location for my week in Barcelona, minus the few days I found my self in the ghetto slums. But can't complain, I wanted to see the "real" Spain and maybe that little mistake showed it to me a little. When I moved into town I found myself in a small hostel made up of two large rooms crammed with bunk beds, a small kitchen and a small bathroom. My room had a little balcony and I spent most of...

Finally in Spain! I love it here already, Barcelona is a great city right on the coast, the people are nice, the food is great and I get to test out my attempt to learn Spanish. We arrived to Barcelona mod afternoon off the busabout bus. I hadn't booked in the recommended hostel so I grabbed a map and headed for the train station. Turns out going for the cheaper option left me thirty minutes out of town! The hostel is in the suburbs which is cool cause it means...