so i nkow it has been a while...and we have been really lazy about keeping up to date. but it is then end of the trip and we r trying to enjoy every last minute! after sevilla kyle and i spent a few days in granada, while ev went over to portugal. kyle and i checked out the famous alhambra, the most prized muslim palace in western europe. and al...

I arrived at Madrid Airport at about 8 am. The airport is enormous and very modern; to get from our terminal to customs and baggage collection we had to board a train which operates within the airport. Once I'd left the airport it was simple to connect through to the Madrid Metro and for just 2 € I was able to travel through to Antón Marín ...

We spent a couple of really chilled out days in Madrid, and we mean chilled out. The weather caught us out a bit. We didn´t realise how chilly it can be in Madrid at this time of year, so we got layered up! We stayed at the "MAD Hostel" and slept on a bunk bed for the first time in about seven years. It´s a lovely city and must be even more so i...

MOOD: Sleepy, anxious to hear how my Dodgers are faring as they're playing their last game of the regular season, and I'm hoping they win the NL West outright. DATE/TIME: Oct 2, 1:00am, Hotel Paraiso, Rm. 110, Ciudad Real On the night train from Paris to Madrid I befriended Miguel, a Mexican now living in Madrid. His brother married a girl from ...

Well our first overnight train in Europe was pretty much a success and a fairly educational chapter in this extensive European adventure. Though sardined in a tiny compartment of 6 bunks beds with Rev and 4 hairy randoms, the rumble and bumping of the train rockabyed me to sleep nicely, that and a sumptuous meal of booze prior to the boarding. W...

Well the festivities of last night more or less wrote off this day completely, seeing first light courtesy of the Mad hostel's cleaning lady at around 2pm, and feeling substantially shady after passing 5 litres of 'Estralla Damm' through my system. Hot Damn! Met up with our English buddy Nick and strolled down to the plaza for a Spanish breakfas...

Ok I am here and about to fall over. I am so tired. I am going to have a nap now. I just wanted to let you know an got here safe and sound and found a bed and now i am going in it. gnite. -------- When I woke I was able to write a proper entry and here is it: I didn't end up sleeping after all and got to the airport in plenty of time for my flig...