Dennis' brain from the inside.
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 …
CHAPTER 11 Our trips to Mexico are mostly non-adventure vacations, unlike travelling to destinations where you're constantly stimulated by museums, galleries, and historical sites. Over the years we've seen many of the prominent siites within a hundred kilometres or so of where were staying so now we have smaller goals when we rouse each day. …
CHAPTER 10 A 'Mexican haircut' in the old west could mean being scalped while the scalpee was still conscious. Let me say that they have come quite a ways since then... but not all the way yet. Today was the day that I had set aside to make the world a more beautiful place …
CHAPTER 9 Dale and Donna (D&D from now on) have graced us with their presence and now we are four in our wonderful seaside residence. Dale is reasonably normal, Donna, well the jury is still out on that one. They arrived at suppertime on Thursday and now it is suppertime on Saturday. We are all …
CHAPTER 8 I had a brief tryst with the porcelain human waste disposal unit this afternoon. It reminded me of my high school sweetheart relationships; it was unsatisfying and left me feeling empty inside. It was like a turbocharger had been melded to my colon, but I did get to read several chapters of the …
CHAPTER 7 It was several years back that Carol and I were in the same location, the Corita. We were just getting the feel of Mexican leisure life at that time and everything was still quite new. This particular day we were standing on the beach in front of the hotel taking in the warmth …
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