Valencia, you didn't have me at hello, but it sure as hell didn't take me long to fall in love with you. Despite my rocky start, I was determined to give Valencia a proper go. Everyone that I've met who has been there have raved about it, and now I can see why. I spent my first day getting my bearings, which still wasnt enough time when you have inherited your fathers poor sense of direction (actually lets call it non existant). The streets in Valencia are akin ...

First impressions of Valencia. Arrived at the hostel nice and sweaty from a long walk in 34 degree heat. Checked in, went to my assigned room to be confronted by a naked 60 year old man. As pleasant a sight that this was, to top it all off he began yelling at me in Spanish, and when I responded with "No hablo espanol" (if I knew any Spanish swearwords I would have inserted one here) he continued to yell LOUDER in Spanish in the hopes that the decibels o...