Destination: Spain

Pinar Del Dodgy

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [318]

Pinar Del Dodgy, by Jorje   Pinar del Rio was a less than enjoyable experience for me. With Juanita off in Santa Clara I headed solo for the west coast to do some diving, based out of Pinar Del Rio. Maria Lagordia dive centre is about 160kms ... Read more >

Havana Great Time

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [304]

Havana great time   We only had a short time in Havana before heading off to regional Cuba but we certainly packed it in.    Another long flight from Madrid saw us land around  10pm . Pele, the famous footballer was ... Read more >

2 n 5 in a jug

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [256]

2 'n 5 in a jug.    Sangria is clearly both a fruit and a vegetable. Lets get healthy   Madrid was awesome. Europe always is in the summertime.   Made it from the airport to Plaza Sol on the metro to check-in at ... Read more >

Sleeping on the Street

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [530]

Well, that didn't happen. But almost. Yesterday was my last day in Madrid. It was a good day, as I had an unused ticket for the Hop-on Hop-off bus, which i took to a part of town I hadn't visited yet. I saw the stadium, the Embassy section of town, ... Read more >

Tags: hostel, seville

Just The Plane Truth

Tue, 9 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [532]

Yesterday  morning wasn't too exciting. The other day, I booked a plane ticket to Seville for $43.00 (It was like 40 Euros so that seems like an appropriate conversion rate). With a bag it was about $55.00. I put my name down wrong on the ticket.... Read more >

Photos: Barcelona

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Palma, Mallorca

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Palma

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ibiza

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Tags: beautiful blues, paella

Totally Bull

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [833]

Yesterday morning, I checked out of the hostel and into a hotel.  This was planned, and had nothing to do with the bedding fiasco. I have learned to change accomodations every 3 days or so, even in the same city, to beat monotany and also provide ... Read more >

Tags: bullfight, madrid

Down Boy-the Sequel

Sun, 7 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [512]

I returned to the hostel at about  1:15 last night-I was tired and looking forward to going to bed. My only concern is there used to be a top blanket which now was missing. I have no idea where it went-not that I needed it-again it is in the 90's ... Read more >

Tags: hostel, madrid

Virgins and nature

Sun, 7 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [536]

Yesterday, I went to the Prado-the Art Museum in Madrid-I figured I would check out the dark art that Spanish Aritists did, and what we we're told about in the tour. There we're some paintings of Spanish Rulers and their families, but A LOT of paintings ... Read more >

Tags: madrid, spain

Down Boy-literally

Sat, 6 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [533] | Comments [1]

Upon returning back to the hostel yesterday, I fell off the stairs to my bunk. I am in a 8 person room, and the bunks are taken by a first-come first-serve basis. The lower bunks are the first to go, and I had an upper bunk, which is quite inconvenient, ... Read more >

Down Boy

Sat, 6 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [456]

One of the cool parts of Madrid is called Plaza Mayor-a huge plaza where people meet, resturants and stores exist, and there is a lot of history. Plus various entertainers ply their trade here. My favorite is some weird, creepy looking dog-with two larges ... Read more >

Tour de Jour

Sat, 6 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [486]

Yesterday I went on three different tours: The first was a free walking tour of Madrid, at 10:00 am, which was quite interesting. I learned that just like Portugal, Spain was a dictatorship as well until the mid-70's. I also learned that all of the ... Read more >