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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 […]
14 July 2019
On my last full day in Spain, I take a daytrip to Toledo, the historic capital of ancient Spain, or more correctly the Visigothic kingdom around the 7th Century. I had booked the fast train departing at 0850 and the return at 1725, at a highly discounted price. The journey was only 30 minutes each way […]
13 July 2019
Today I return to mainland Spain after my week of school in Tenerife. I took an early bus to Tenerife North airport, 30 minutes away, getting to the terminal around 0900. I settled into the lounge airside and had my own muesli with a few other bits. The location gave me a good view of […]
10 July 2019
After school today, I checked out the waters that had been beckoning me over the last few days. I had hesitated because the weather wasn’t exactly hot hot. I tested the waters in the sea nearby. With the black sand/rock the water wasn’t as cold as I had expected. But I thought I’d leave it […]