On Tuesday night, we caught the overnight train from San Sebastian to Barcelona so we could see the FC Barcelona match. The weather in San Sebastian was not kind to us, and we only had one sunny day for good sightseeing. Luckily for us, the hostel we stayed at had cable with a Fox channel in English and a batch of punch and a few drinking games also helped pass the rainy evenings. When the sun was out, we walked around La Concha Bay by the beach and caught the f...

Ok, so I guess it's about time I did one of these. Plus Paul's sitting on the couch next to me watching the Bahrain Grand Prix and I'm bored. So we arrived in San Sebastian (a coastal town in northern Spain) yesterday afternoon and are staying in a very awesome hostel (we were going to stay in and have a quiet night last night but we were convinced otherwise, plus it was a saturday night!). I think we're going to make punch tonight! The weather he...

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great easter break, and are enjoying being back at work. After a great time in Barcelona, we travelled to Madrid today. We ended up speinding 6 nights in Barcelona, and there's still stuff we want to do. So we're heading back again in a week. Mainly to see an FC Barcelona home game at Nou Camp (the biggest soccer stadium in Europe apparently) on Wednesday. Nicola flew from London to spend Easter with us, which was great s...

We've now left Portugal behind us, after a great 4 nights at the Rising c*** (rooster)hostel in Lagos. The hostel was awesome, with a great lounge featuring a massive movie collection – perfect for recovering from the night before. Mama, who runs the place, cooks crepes in the morning until they're coming out your ears, and she also makes great lemon tea. There were heaps of great bars and clubs around the hostel too, so we always bumped into people...