Sometimes during travel, you want excitement. And sometimes you want to lay back and relax. To me, Barcelona has both.
Travel Favorites: Take a chill pill (Vibe)
Around Europe in 30 days #12: Falling in love with a city (Barcelona)
Barcelona is truly a city I fell in love with. I can't pinpoint it to one thing. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the vibe. Maybe it's the architecture. Maybe it is the international scene. Maybe it's being so close to the seas and the beach. Maybe it is the laidback attitude of it's inhabitant.
Around Europe in 30 days #11: Rosemary twigs and fairy tale palaces (Granada)
After my breakdown the night before, I felt peaceful for the first time in months. This gave me the opportunity to wander around Granada while waiting for my actual day to visit the Alhambra. It was lovely exploring the streets, but it was especially memorable to climb up the hills and get an amazing view of the city.
Around Europe in 30 days #10: Losing myself (Granada)
Time and solitude are pure luxury for me nowadays, but back then this created a different kind of trouble. After a couple of hours in my hostel room, the full scope of traveling alone finally hit me.
Around Europe in 30 days #9: The long way round (Granada)
When I arrived at the train station, I was surprised that I could not find any free city maps, something I was pretty much relying on to find my way around in that pre-digital age. I had the address of the youth hostel I wanted to stay at, but I did not know how to find it.
Around Europe in 30 days #8: Would you like to join us? (Madrid)
On August 31th, 2008, I boarded the first actual train ride of my Interrail journey. Switching trains in Bordeaux and Irún, it took over 12 hours to get from Paris to Madrid. I remember being slightly nervous at the first ticket control.
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