Hotel Himalaia Pas Pas de la Casa

... 8216;outdoor rec’ clothes. I guess it’s my style. You can take the boy out of Flagstaff, but you can’t take Flagstaff out of the boy. So I roam the streets day-dreaming of snow bunnies and hot buttered rums and things I should have said long ago, as though I belonged here. I almost came a year-and-a-half ago, last time I was in Barcelona, but it was February… and it was raining… and I had no proper ...

we've had some problems getting to this stage, and so haven't been able to keep the blog up to date. So far everything is now working out fine, and we have arrived on site to be able to set up in the light, and the campsite has electricity, so we are ok to get written up today. Hopefully ...

... located in a hotel. I did find a bit of a nice spot, a large rooftop terrace above a parking garage, that afforded a Luxeumbourg-esque view of the surrounding green hills. http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/p wong/6/1216695900/img_1939.jpg/tpod.htm l

I found a restaurant with a menu in Catalan, and decided to have dinner here, as I thought this might mean the restaurant was less touristed than those with menus in four different languages. I sat ...

Els Caçadors: a very good, family-run hotel in Ribes with both 1-star and 3-star accomodation. Very good food and reasonable prices. There are also other possibilities for accomodation in Ribes, which as far as service is concerned has all you need. I recommend this as a base for your excursions to the peaks around Núria. Much cheaper than living in the hotel at Núria.

The monastery-turned-hotel Núria, north of the town of Ribes de Freser in Catalunya, Spain is an excellent destination for walking. There are several peaks around the hotel, enabling you to do comfortable and rewarding day-treks. Some peaks: Noufonts, Noucreus, Eyne, Puigmal... (can't remember all names right now). Altitude from 2000 to 3000 meters.

... in to bed. Did I mention that we tried to take a couple of mountain passes only to be turned back by snow on one and bad roads on the other. Yep.... snow. Now when you are travelling on a narrow road in the fog with no guard rails, straight down and straight up and with opposing traffic....and it starts to snow.... well, the biggest question in our minds was how were we even going to turn around. Fortunately there are actually people living up there ...

... for a swim in the captains, then kissed louise and went back to a party in keanos, which was shags back in his house, then went up to nic burtons gaff, sat around with aoife and gav till seven, then realise 'd been up for 28 hours straight, so went to bed. got home today, and here i am.writing my ass off! till next time!! LETS GET ABSOLUTLY LEATHERED!!!

... would I do that?"

"And you kept picking me up in the air and spinning around with me." "Why would I do that?"

"Because we were happy!" said blond-faced Klara.

Either that or too drunk. That pirate´s pastis makes you forget stuff.

"Arrgh, matie!! The night was as foggy as the Mediterranean mist when we make the landlubbers walk the plank! Arrgh, drown´em in pastis ..."


Modern Oddyseus.

P.S. Next time, Arnaud´s going down.

... so familiarly and humanly that it seems to be pulling you up. At my blunt mountain´s top, a slim ridge ventured off towards another perpendicular ridge which I wanted to see over. Trailing this ridge, I stepped on disheveled rocks visible thanks to the snow-carrying wind. To the right, a snowy slope slanted steeply towards the apartment buildings of Pas de la Casa far below. To the left, my ridge dropped immediately as a cliff. If I would ...