Dennis' brain from the inside.
Day 25 In the beginning... Dennis created an itinerary, and it was good. And God saw the itinerary and said 'Well done good and faithful servant' and blessed their first 24 days. (My apologies for the mashup from the Good Book). So far no stumbles, nothing lost, broken, or stolen; no stitches required, a few …
Day 24 part deux Okay, this is a pivotal moment in my life. I freak out when I see my shadow for crying out loud! A marine cut would be an upgrade. What did I say that the stylist would think that 'this guy wants the worst haircut in his 66 years of life on …
Day 24 This is our last full day in Montpellier and we've seen most of what we wanted to see so it will be an even more leisurely day than normal. There's time to tidy up loose ends like go to the bank and get my hair cut. I always enjoy getting my mane trimmed …
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Day 23 It was a slow sleep night so my mind was all over the place. There was the dream where I was working in an office at a large factory and I was having a bath and a Swedish school tour group walks in. Then there's the more common one where you're trying to …
Day 20 I was torn on what to write. I have been doing a lot of existential thinking these past couple of days and how travel is changing my world view. It was really starting to make sense and I felt I could condense my thoughts and make it readable and relatable. I was also …
Day 14 part 2 To take advantage of free museum weekend we started nearby at the Centre del Carmen which features artifacts and art from the 20th century. It's housed in a 13th century convent which has been preserved and offers a vegetation-laden courtyard surrounded by three stories of large display areas. While there were …
It's been said that a can of Coke has the same number of calories as a bottle of beer, or a glass of wine, albeit with a shitload more sugar. Also a bottle of wine contains 4.3 glasses (6 ounces). So calorically-speaking we have consumed 42 cans of Coke each since we arrived in Spain …
Day 14 Fred and I decided to do a little site seeing on our own this morning before I stopped at our latest coffee spot. Fred has really warmed up to his new Spanish SIM card. Gone are the old days of laying on our counter back in Castlegar inhaling beside a glass of scotch …
Day 11-13 We've arrived in Valencia. Airport to city center by metro was seamless and our host's directions got us to our destination with minimum fuss. We will be sharing the flat of two 30-something architects who have recently completely a renovation of the premises. It's very nice with many tasteful touches which no doubt …
I was just waking from my afternoon siesta (hey, when in Spain) and was thinking of some of the people who follow my blog and my youngest sibling came to mind. She, being of the female persuasion, is 10 years my junior. I at an exaggerated 5'6" (165cm) am the Eiffel tower of the family …
As we were loading up for our latest move I looked around me and double-checked my mental list. Small denomination Euros, check, credit card tucked away in my special place (Let's not get silly here people), check, sunglasses, check, Fred, check. Then I look up at Carol and she's thrusting the money belt towards me. …
Our last morning in Sevilla included our ritual coffee from the lovely Sarah at the coffee shop down the street. Carol spent an hour and half packing as we were using Ryanair to fly to Valencia and they have strict rules ie: penalties if you don't fit their mold. Carry-ons have to be 10kg or …
Day 7-10 part 2 I have to admit the first stop in Madrid left a funny taste in my mouth, and it wasn't because Carol stuffed a sock in it to quiet my snoring. We were undoubtedly jet-lagged supremely but still it lacked the mucho gusto that I had anticipated for 7.2 months. It came …
Day 7-10 We had a near-death experience last night when we returned to our condo. It looked fatal initially but with sweaty palms, I, with Carol's calm demeanor backing me up, was able to save the victim. She had been laying face down for hours and we assumed everything was normal as that is her …
I was sitting on a bench on a hot and sunny day around noon outside a ceramics shop in Sevilla while Carol was inside looking for new decor items for our kitchen. He was 25 feet away standing beside his parent's car as they were loading up the trunk with new purchases. He was in …
Day 4-6 part 2 Oh! oh! oh! I forgot to mention that we stopped at Orange, a huge wireless provider, and purchased new SIM cards for our phone! Just as Europe celebrates liberation from the Germans, we are now liberated from the stratospheric Canadian data costs. Ya stick it Telus!! Our new European plan includes …
Day 4-6 I'm adding a new feature this trip. Its called the TRS meter. The Travel Richter Scale which will gauge what impact the situation or town has had on us. As an example: An afternoon at Barcelonettta Beach on a sunny day is a TRS 9 or 10, a winter's evening doing anything in …
Day 3 Exhilarated upon arriving in Madrid, the culmination of 7.2 months of planning has finally arrived! Despite Spain not being an economic juggernaut the Madrid airport is impressive. Very spacious, to the point of needing an Uber golf cart to transport patrons from our terminal to Spanish Customs. Despite several videos showing antidotes to …
Day 1.5 - 2 The taxi came through and deposited us at Spokane airport with time to spare. In a mere hour and a half we were skyward on the first aerial leg of our wonderful adventure. Only 2 seats on each side of the aisle so I had no one to talk to (Carol …
Day 1 I booked our flight to Madrid 7.3 months ago and despite a myriad of possible choicess regarding travel points used and money added for convenient schedules I decided on the cheapest option . Partly just so I could inject into any random conversation that "Oh ya, were flying to Europe for $18" and …
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