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Light Fingers in Barcelona
Well I guess it had to happen at some point. I got pickpocketed in Barcelona a couple of days ago. We had just arrived in town, with our huge backpacks on the metro. Classic tactics, they saw my walle…
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Two player card games?
As you might imagine, we're spending a fair amount of time sitting around either waiting for transport or travelling. There's also the inevitable nights when it's raining or cold and we want to sit in…
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Peniscola
Geo: 40.364661,000.403640 No, not a new drink marketed at the gay market but a beach town on the coast North of Valencia. We decided we needed some more beach time, after our time in San Jose was marr…
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San Jose then Valencia
Geo: 39.472906,-000.371813 We arrived in Valencia last night after a mammoth 8.5 hour bus ride through every no-horse town between Almeria and the Costa Blanca. Certainly a long trip, but we're glad t…
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Alhambra
Geo: 37.176901,-003.588436 The Alhambra in Granada. You've played the game, now see the real thing! We had to get up at 0630 this morning to get tickets, but it's well worth it.
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Seville, Cordoba, Granada
I'm in the process of uploading some more photos from Seville and Cordoba. See here. Seville was a nice place, though the camping ground was right next to airport and freeway and it rained rained rain…
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Camping in Seville
Geo: 37.417063,-005.917796 Here we are in Seville. If you look at the map you'll see the camping ground is handy for the freeway and airport. We could count the rivets on the planes. This will be our…
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Loads of new photos
I'm in the middle of uploading lots of photos. You'll find: Donostia (San Sebastian), Bilbao and Segovia. Haven't taken any photos in Madrid yet, but will today. Photos here
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Internet cafe crapware
We're in the midst of travelling around Spain and I'm amazed how crappy the computers in Internet cafes are. They're infested with all kinds of crapware, popup ads all over the place, Internet explore…
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Segovia
Geo: 40.948438,-004.118433 Segovia's 1st Century AD aquaduct.
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Madrid
Geo: 40.414558,-003.700951 Sunny and warm in Madrid!
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Bilbao and Tex Perkins
Arived in Bilbao on Sunday night pouring with rain. Discovered our hostel was well on the outskirts of town and so had our first night in. Easter Monday in Bilbao was a ghost town. Hardly anyone about…
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Donostia or San Sebastian
We had a fantastic time in Donostia, a lovely town on the Basque coast. Arriving on a train in the early morning drizzle wasn't ideal, but things quickly got better. After a short rest, we headed into…
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Catalan Food
Posting this from Bilbao but need to get it out before I forget it all. We had a fantastic food experience in Barcelona. Lots of tasty tapas stuff, but the place that really shined was off the beaten…
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Finally uploaded some photos
We caught the overnight train from Barcelona to San Sebastian last night. Slept in our six-berth sleeper, which was quite pleasant. We've finally found an Internet cafe we can upload photos from. They…
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Business at the back, party at the front
Geo: 41.38788,2.20392 We've been in Barcelona since Monday night and in our first twenty-four hours, we spotted at least forty Iberimullets. It's certainly a popular haircut around these parts. I have…
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Our worldly possessions
Geo: 51.550703,-000.087496 This is our stuff for the next eight months! About to head to the airport. I can barely lift my pack. Eek!
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Holly's birthday
Last night we celebrated Holly's birthday and had our leaving do here in London. Lots of fun had by all. Thanks to all who came! Photos here.
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Holly's birthday brunch
Geo: 51.557758,-000.080551 We're having a tasty breakfast for Holly's birthday.
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Staying at Pyrland
Geo: 51.550611,-000.087570 We're spending the week at Scott and Katie's place in North London. This is my shiny new moblog thingy. You'll notice I've got a link at the top of the post where you can se…