Espana Hotel Lanjaron

... had an American vegetarian in his Argentinian restaurant in Spain. I had some delicious vegetable soup and pasta. And after one glass of Rioja (typical Spanish wine) he suggested I instead drink the 'good stuff' some Syrah wine from Argentina. I am now on my 3rd glass of wine, my bag has been 'dropped' by my side for 2 hours and my friendly waiter, who also lived in Rhode Island for several years, snuck me the wifi passcode for the restaurant's office.<br><br>Life is good.

... the water. Dirty and not one bit interesting. We could not wait to get out of there. there was probably another area that may have been nicer, but we didn't see it. We drove straight to Almeria and which has an old city and a new city. The new city is also very overdeveloped. Huge high rise apartments and hotels. the old city has a bit more charm and this is where the fort is located. We hiked up to the entrance only to discover it's closed on mondays. Bummer! It ...

... the day from Olly: "We came down here to see what it would be like to sleep here Chris. We the discovered its the kind of place that goats get brutally masacred. Therefore, Its not a good place to sleep, is it." Despite Ollys compelling arguement the thing that changed my mind was the sketchy guy the kept cycling near us. When he returned with more friends to look at us I thought F**k this, lets do some night riding. The decision was further reinforced when we left because we ...

... senor who was very patient with our Spanish and enjoyed chatting to us. In the evenings he always had visitors who faced him across the chess board. Our first walk was on the GR-142 to Orgiva. The trial started on the road out of Lanjaron and just on the outskirts it headed up into the olive groves. We had good spring weather for walking and started to warm up quickly. After the climb we were on a flat dirt road with fruit and olive trees, pastor ...

... and still end up with a bag light enough to carry. May need to hire a mule in Lanjaron to come on the trip with me :)) I've changed from travelblog.com to travelpod.com because the latter seems to upload photos faster. Hopefully my next entry will be from Mexico City. ¡Hasta luego!

... country and how things were different, how each country viewed the other, our dreams and desires, sports, etc. It's really interesting to hear the stories of these people, who come from totally different parts of the world than do I. Most likely because the majority of people from the United States don't know where Italy or Poland are, and even fewer actually realize they are real countries and not just distant places on a map. The Polish girl wanted to explore the city a bit, and ...

Granada is one of the few places I've visited and instantly thought 'wow, this place is amazing, and I could easily live here'. The whole town emanates a friendly and relaxed vibe, and its easy to see why. Half the town is made up of uni students, the bars are cheap, and you get free tapas each time you order another drink. Add in the fact that its too hot to hurry here anyway, and you have a very friendly atmosphere. Granada is home to the Alhambra, a ...

I visited Granada, a small city below within an arms reach of the Sierra Nevada, on two occasions. The first was with my parents on our way back from Capileira, and with our hearts still in the mountains we weren't prepared for the bustle of the city. It destroyed my tranquillity and I was in no mood to explore the city. We walked through the city, avoiding the larger roads with its mood-piercing ...

... at about 4am) about 15 min in to my sleep I was waken up by my roommate coming in, that's when I get that wet mouth feeling along with that churning stomach feeling. I get up rush out the door and ....RAAALPH!!! All over the floor! So there I was at 430am on my hands and knees scrubbing floors. Something on that pizza did not agree with me at all, because as soon as it wasn't in me I felt 100x's better. The next day (Christmas eve) was spent in the kitchen ...

... were able to see the room where Columbus presented his proposal to find an western route to India. All in all it was very interesting and very educational. It was also very hot. The temperature is in the mid 90s everday and unlike Madrid, the architecture here does not help to cool things off. Nevertheless, we both enjoyed it much. Today we toured the Gypsy (Sacromonte) and Arab areas. The Sacromonte was very impressive as far as looks. We went to the ...