We’re in Croatia now! We had a brief stop in Toulouse, France (staying in the seedy part of town) before hopping on a plane to Zagreb. The food is agreeing well with us here, lots of cheese for Pedr and lots of cheap truffles and sour cherry liqueur for me! We didn’t get to do […]
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Andorra: Tiny Country, Giant Duty Free Shop
We spent a few days in Andorra on our way out from Spain, and the first feeling you get is that you’re in one giant duty free shop. There’s alcohol, tobacco, perfume & designer accessory shops EVERYWHERE. They even have giant stacks of Toblerones, just like at the airport. Andorra is a bit of a […]
Barcelona – The City of Gaudi and the Modernistas
Barcelona is a very old city having been around since pre-Roman times, and it’s also very modern as it went through a boom during the industrial revolution. So you have an interesting mix of ancient ruins under the city, medieval churches in the old town, fantastical Modernista buildings in the newer parts of the city and […]
20 Things We’ve Learnt in Spain
Now that we’ve left Spain I thought I’d put together a list of things we’ve learnt during our time there. 1. Fresh olives picked straight off the tree are awful. They are disgusting horrible things where your immediate reaction is to spit them out straight away. 2. The Spanish word for morning, mañana, seems to include […]
More Roman Ruins and Another Pilgrimage Route
We’ve had a bit of a break since the last post. We both caught a cold which meant lying around in bed for a few days not doing anything, and then me forgetting to check for wifi before booking accommodation and ending up in a string of places with no wifi. (During this period Pedr’s […]
