Excuse my French

How often do you get to relax on a pebble beach in the French Riviera, looking over the most amazingly blue Mediterranean Sea, listening to a live recording of DMB and planning where in Switzerland you want to go snowboarding. Bonsoir from France – the home of Tin Tin, Asterix, the Smurfs, and – … view full post

La Ramblaaa

After two nights in Madrid I caught the bus through to Valencia. The weather was getting exceedingly colder, and it was raining on and off, but I enjoyed my stay there. The weather change however (coupled with a lack of sleep) messed around with my sinuses and I ended up with flu for the two days that I spent in … view full post

Back in Spain

So here I am back in Spain. If a city’s metro system is anything to judge it by, Madrid would be a dump. It’s a stark contrast to Lisbon – a dirty wasteland, with open wires hanging over pools of muck. Benches with no seats. Tiles falling off the walls. But it’s hardly a criterion, and I really like it … view full post

Maxibon, hash and street parties

Since arriving in Lisbon on Sunday afternoon, I’ve done way too much walking, I’ve eaten way too many Maxibon ice creams and I’ve been offered way too much hash. In fact, I just walked off a Maxibon and after sitting down at this i-cafe, glanced out the window to see a guy flashing a watch at me and making smoking … view full post

A routine I can love

You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave

I’m not sure when I’ll move on up to Lisbon; for now it’s not even on my mind. Nothing much is, really… infact I’m having a tough time just stringing these sentences together.

I spent one night in Cádiz, followed by two nights in Sevilla – the home to modern-day … view full post

Ola from Tarifa, Spain

Ola from Tarifa, Spain – what a great place! I feel like I should be writing this in broken Spanish as this PC is in Spanish and confusing the hell out of me. So I’ll try keep this short while I defrag my brain to write something decent and simultaneously multi-task with some photos in MS Photo … view full post

Life is an open road – it’s the best story never told

I received the following e-mail via my contact form earlier this month:

HI I SAW YOUR ADD ON TV ABOUT
WINNING A MAKE OVER
I REALLY THINK I NEED A MAKE OVER
EVERY TIME I MENTION IT TO MY HUSBAND
HE SAYS I DON’T NEED IT BUT WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR I THINK I DO

Hmmm, yes. What, when, why, how?

Anyway. Today I … view full post

Everyone is leaving

So everyone is leavin!!! aaah!
Tam is off to London this evening (for a month), have a safe flight tlammy and let us know of your bad behaviour as soon as you get a chance. Pics of last night’s farewell thingie will be up soon.

Craig, ole mate! All the best of luck for Spain.. hope to see some cool shiyat … view full post