Gran Hotel Zurbaran Badajoz

... Enter Hotel Kathryn. Every time we have a long-term sub in the school and the sub doesn’t want to drive back and forth, the teachers put the sub in contact with me. The first two possibilities fell through, but the third one decided that my apartment was the place for her! Like I said, she hasn’t been here long so I don’t want to jinx anything, but we get along well. Jálama has two different buildings—she’s in ...

... when temperatures can plummet to around 0 degrees Celsius

Essential Experiences
Building stone walls
Clearing land and burning bonfires
Checking out small town folk music festivals
Cruising Marvao, Castelo de Vide and Portalegre
Checking out the night life in Albuquerque

Getting Under the Skin
Read- The Number 1 Ladies Detective Series
Listen- Gypsy Funk and anything by Manu Chao
Watch- X-Factor, Trailer Park Boys
Eat- Dessert ...

I´m happy with my experiences through WWOOFing thus far. With three hosts in Japan last year, and now two in Europe, I feel like I´m getting an idea what its all about. Each host is so completely different, that its hard to build expectations. I´ve all but given up on the idea that I´ll find a farm that has me milking goats and gathering eggs in the morning, followed by a quick harvest from a varied garden, and concluded with a ...

... the only life I saw for the next hour or so; the N-630 was very quiet again. Eventually I came across half a dozen or so pilgrims making their way north; two of them, Italians, pulling single-wheeled contraptions carrying their belongings. The Via de la Plata is just a rough track and not easy going for walkers. The N-630 runs parallel to the Via for much of the way and I later came across a small Roman bridge that has provided a crossing point for pilgrims for a thousand ...

... to Classics enthusiasts, the town is well worth a visit because the ruins are quite impressive and remind one of Spain's interconnected history with the rest of the Mediterranean as well as lengthy history. One needs to keep in mind however that Mérida is certainly not Rome, or anything close to it, so if you're expecting any Colosseum-type monuments you'll be quite underwhelmed; but, if you go in with an open ...

Joseba: "Después de pasar nuestra primera noche cervecera en Salamanca y levantarnos con el correspondiente dolor de cabeza, Sébastien propone pasar el fin de semana en casa de una chica latina que conoció durante la noche y que ella nos la había ofrecido para unos días pero yo creo que la opción de abandonar Salamanca por el gasto que supondría pasar dos días más en la ciudad es la más acertada. La verdad que a ...

... structure as it's been rebuilt 100's of times over the years. The Arch of Trajan is ok, but not like we have seen previously. The forum is a replica, whilst the Temple of Diana was impressive. It had been abandoned over the years, and after a while, some guy decided to build a house amongst the pillars. His family stayed until 1972, before he was evicted. Oh well, he did have it good for a few years !!! Dinner We decided to eat next door to ...

Extremadura really surprised me and turned out to be a really cool trip. We bussed it out to a Merida and looked at some more Roman Ruins on the way. Merida was a tiny little town in the hills with a castle overlooking the town. API (my program) surprised us all and made reservations at a four star hotel which was awesome. It was in the old villa of Cortez's ...

... we caught another train to Segovia north of Madrid. It has the biggest roman aquaduct around, and has not a single drop of mortor to hold it together. Cool little town that you have to walk up a hundred steps to get to from the bus stop. Winding little alleyways that dont fit a car and a person at the same time. Other sights were a Mulsim fortress (alcazar) with a huge sandstone church built to oppose it. Our hostal owner was a small ...

... on tourist itineraries. But much of the region remains incredibly unspoilt. Extremadura's landscapes are characterized by the mountain ranges Cordillera Central, Montes de Toledo and Sierra Morena, the plains and fertile valleys of the rivers Tajo and Guadiana, and the plain lands of Low Extremadura. We visited Guadalupe, Trujillo and Cáceres. Guadalupe - This beautiful town is dominated by a colossal Mudejar style monastery. Guadalupe is also a good base ...