Pensao Vista Bela Miranda do Douro

... be more eager to shove ailing parents into nursing homes or other forms of care. There is more attention to the familiar connection in Spain than in the US. It’s a matter of duty here, rather than convenience.

I think all of these elements really work together to form a culture that protects families. It’s interesting, because in the US the political right has created a movement that they call “family values”. This ...

... as heater, stove, oven and heats warm water. There is a bench constructed directly on top of a part of the oven where the hot air and smoke passes.. the favorite place of cold asses... During the time of our stay there are many communal working days. We helped out constructing an enlargement of the chicken ren; built a dry compost toilet; deconstruct the inner roof construction and a wall of a room ...

I was going to start this entry off by complaining about how things are starting to pick up again in preparation for final exams, and then I remembered that I'm about to start a 6 day weekend in Germany, visiting Rabea. So I guess I'll hold off on that one.......

In any case, worthy of mention....things HAVE picked up here. I've got three presentations, three papers, and two tests to get ready for over the next ...

We reached our campsite in Valladolid after driving through some of the freakiest weather ever. I mean I live in Montreal so I'm used to weather changed pretty quickly but this was weird. In our 5 hour drive we went through pouring rain and cold weather into sunshine. Then magically we were in 30 minutes of a winter wonderland. In the middle of Spain there was a forest covered in 3 inches of ...

... a y que sus nietos no tendrian los ojos rasgados y dirian "Laowai" cada vez que la vieran, después de conseguir cerrar la maleta sentandome sobre los 4 kg de latas de fabada litoral, despues de leerme por vigesimo quinta vez la guia lonely plante de china seccion Guangdong, despues de verme la última peli de mi ciclo de cine de inmersión china de Wong Kar Wai, después de darme cuenta de que la ruta Valladolid-Guangzhou, no era calculable por Google maps y que en 12 horas cogeria un ...

"Joseba": Gracias Julio, gracias por recogernos en tu coche después de pasar 5 horas en manos de la suerte haciendo "dedo". Por fin en Zamora!!! Por fin un albergue!!! Por fin agua caliente!!! Primer día: Un albergue nuevo... Una ducha de agua caliente... Un buen paseo por el centro de la ciudad en plan peregrino... Una buena terraza en un excelente café, el Ocellum... Una buena charla con un matrimonio de Zamora... y una excelente conexión con Boni, Rubén y Arantza, los tres ...

In de albergue in Tabara logeren we met 10, de was wordt er gedaan in de openbare wasbak en sommigen nemen er zelf een bad in. Wim maakt voor de 2de maal lekkere spaghetti wat aanstekelijk werkt op de duitsers die hetzelfde doen en daar we ook nog een deel teveel hebben gemaakt doen we onze braziliaanse vriend er een plezier mee.

Vandaag verkiezingen in België maar die kunnen ons gestolen worden. In Zamora gaat de processie uit voorafgegaan door reuzen en reusjes. In Montamarta eindelijk een echte albergue met hospitalero maar die blijkt meer dronken dan nuchter te zijn, hier ontmoeten we ook 3 jonge duitsers die een hond uit een asiel zijn gaan halen en er mee naar santiago gaan.

Kit: Today we went to the train station at night and got a train to Vila Formosa. While we were waiting, Victor, my brother and I played racing on the track. Victor always won because he cheated. After that we played fights on the tracks where he came running at me, then I stuck my hand out and he smashed into it, then fell off. Dylan: On the train we met an American lady who gave us some tips about Disneyland. Raymond's Travel Page

Dylan: At twelve o'clock in the morning (midnight) we left on a train for Portugal. Then early in the morning we had to change trains at the border (with Spain), and then we had to change trains again at Salamanca, which is near the ...