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15 October 2022
Above: Subotica synagogue in the daylight next morning. Bus ride to the border My time at Nepliget station went surprisingly quickly as I explored the optimum way of spending my last little bit of Hungarian forints, then boarded the full-sized bus about 20 mins before departure. I was surprised to find it perhaps one-quarter full. […]
24 July 2022
Galician National Day & Feast of St James Today ended up like a spare day, one of relaxation, preparation and documentation, reviewing and deleting photos. After spending the morning indoors I wandered out for a walk and lunch. Last night an octopus salad had caught my eye so I was keen to have it. It turned […]
23 July 2022
Moving to Santiago de Compostela It was a late start today with the bus ride to Santiago de Compostela, in the Galicia region, at 1000. The ride took us through the coastal area with some inlets before turning inland. There was a ridge with wind farms on the roadside and I could feel the bus […]
22 July 2022
I took the 0830 bus from Santander to Oviedo in Asturias today. The waiting underground station at Santander was not glassed-in from the waiting buses and I imagine it would be rather unpleasant during peak hours. Think carbon monoxide poisoning? The bus arrived from Barcelona and we boarded for Oviedo soon after, with a new […]
21 July 2022
Despite my regular alarm time of 0600, I slept till nearly 0800. I had done too much in the last 2 weeks and it was catching up on me. I spent some time with admin in my room before taking a bus around 1000 to the beaches to the east of the city. The buses […]
20 July 2022
It was a rainy morning walking to San Sebastian’s bus station for the 0840 departure. I had a rushed breakfast of a good sandwich roll at the station before hopping on the bus which left 10 mins late. We called in at Bilbao’s station before continuing to Santander in the Cantabria region, arriving at 1145 […]
19 July 2022
Leaving Bilbao My tummy felt unwell around 0400. With the interruption to my sleep, I had an extra lie in till around 0730 today. I attribute my tummy troubles to the pinchos yesterday evening. Bar snacks like that sitting in the cabinet for many hours on a warm day isn’t the safest food. Especially the […]
18 July 2022
Leaving Geneva Today I leave Switzerland for Spain as it is a good stepping stone towards Colombia where I’m ultimately headed. I was lucky enough to get a cheap flight to Bilbao with Easyjet Switzerland, where I’ll then slowly make my way to the west to catch my flights to Colombia. I woke up refreshed […]
10 November 2021
Egyptian Museum It was a very leisurely start in comparison to my usual 0630 wake-up. We had a buffet breakfast at 0900 in the top floor of the hotel. On the agenda today was the Egyptian Museum in Turin, which is quite well-renowned, plus a little wander around the city. We departed around 1000 and […]
9 November 2021
Last Supper Today I am leaving Milan with in friends’ car, bound for Turin. But I figured that as I hadn’t seen much of the city’s art galleries, I’d splurge out on seeing the Last Supper. Quite surprisingly, I had been able to pre-book this just over a day in advance. I woke at 0630 […]