Hostal Alameda Tarifa

... gazed down with a strange expression at the postcard, and said in a squeaky voice, "you are not supposed to buy sad postcards."

LOCAL DELIGHTS: The silky, creamy, unbelievable cheesecake gelato for one Euro, enjoyed in front of the Pitti Palace in Florence.

AFFECTION: The sweet old men on the sundeck who pat their old lady's butts when they think no one sees them.

INSANITY: The crazy man who was surrounded by pigeons in the Piazza Annunziata in Florence ...

... they' also enjoyed learning English so we'd switch between the two an arrangement which seemed to suit everyone. At 3am I left the hardened party goers to it and headed for the comfort of my tent and sleeping bag...snuggled up, listening to the wind outside gently blowing i could imagine staying here the whole summer...pitched up in an old camper-van beach by day, flamenco and Tango by night....

The next day we relax on the beach and swim in the deliciously cool ...

... you stupid freaking mutt," "laundry room overnight" the dog understands none of these. It will look at you and tilt its head and you will probably shake yours, you'll rub the little guy's head and say something like, "but you don't understand a thing I'm saying, do you, you cute darn thing." And the dog runs along to pee another day. You see, being misunderstood is a viable way to win an argument. I was hoping to exercise ...

I took a bit of a roundabout route today to end up back in the room next to the one I stayed in last night. I had planned to get to Malage today but it dididnīt quite work out. Got the 9am boat to Tanger, the boat almost flies it is so fast. Then about a 65km cycle keeping the coast to my left and the sun to my right as I headed for Ceuta. I was expecting a bit of climbing alright, but it turned out to be a day in the ...

... that day, to now be back travelling by myself, made me miss the comforts of home and especially with Larry not working, i feel a little disconnected and lost. Never lonely though, as there is always someone around to talk to. And i am missing my music terribly. Sunday night i met a few Columbians, Spanish and some other random people, and we sat around in the hostel lounge for a couple of hours before deciding to check out a free show that was on down in the ...

... in person, this amazing painting. It was splendid. I was so happy that I was able to see one of my favorite paintings in person! After the museum, my sister and I went to have a little snack, and ended up at some hole in the wall local place. It was very cool. After that we decided that we would mosey on back to the same tapas bar from the night before. We loved it so much that we decided we should have it two nights in a row. When we got there, we found out that ...

DAY 32 - FEBRUARY 4, 2007 Okay, okay. I know you want to see some pictures! Tomorrow, I am to have a Dell technician come to my apartment and fix the motherboard on my laptop, at which point I will be able to post pictures. I will send you a new entry regarding the pictures. So, it has already been a month! It doesnīt feel real, to be honest. So much has happened in this time span, however, it has all happened so quickly ...

... the building that only opens to that one door. This is where the family hangs their laundry to dry and also where the hot water heater is located. Next to the door to the kitchen is the door to my room. My room runs next to the enclosed patio and even has a window to the outside. I get plenty of light through that during the day, but the sun doesn't come up until close to 9am, so I wake up in the dark most mornings. My room is smaller than my bathroom in the apartment that I had ...

... from the university that tells you everything about what classes you need, which ones are available, what times they are at, etc. I know that you can get this document offline, but since UNC changed the curriculum this year for incoming freshman, it's harder to find what the old requirements are that I fall under. I'm sure it will all work out, but it's a little stressful right now! After dinner, Cindy and I sat down with three different ...

Ola!!! Yo esto Sevilla! Yeah, I almost didnīt make it though...yes again! So the night before I left Jim and Layla had a fab inaugral BBQ, all the fam came up...very very yummy! Sipping Pims in the garden yeah yeah. So, itīs the end of the night and Layla asks meĻ"Donīt you have to catch the bus at 2am?" (Itīs about 1230) "oh, yeah Iīll be grand..." Jim and I joke about how 40 min of sleep is "plenty of time"...yeah, I set my alarm....rolled over at ...