Destination: Spain

The Barber of Seville

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [516]

Yesterday, I had a busy day. It was my first full day in Seville.  The hostel is actually ok. It has a pool, elevator, and a bar and kitchen on the roof. I went on three tours yesterday, first is a walking tour which was real cool, I learned ... Read more >

Torrential Trinidad

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [327]

Torrential Trinidad   We reunited in Trinidad, at simply the coolest casa in Cuba. Jorge Mendez showed us around, great room with a private bathroom with a hot shower, bonus. Throw in their own bar, kitchen, sun deck and swimming pool and ... Read more >

Sickly Sweet Santa Clara

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [358]

Sickly sweet Santa Clara, by Juanita   So Jorje and I parted at La Habana ( Havana ) bus station and I headed 5 hours east to Santa Clara, a very small and affluential town.   It is a beautiful and pretty town. Much cleaner, safer ... Read more >

Pinar Del Dodgy

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [345]

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 [328]

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 [289]

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 [598]

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 [589]

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 [902]

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 [572]

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 [598]

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