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... cafes and restaurants which all looked inviting. We found a little café just set back from the water and recharged after our hard day of travel. As it got dark we headed into the old town for a look see and to find a little tapas bar. The old town was pretty quiet except for kids who were playing in the streets. A church was the centre piece of the old town square and opposite the entrance was a warm and inviting tapas bar.

After dinner I was feeling ...

6 weeks left here in benidorm before a flying visit back home to see everyone then im off to Thailand, Oz and Fiji for a few months travelling.

Currently loving the 'dorm, its probably the most random and bizzare place to rep and although its a bit quiet at the moment having amazing nights out with the rest of the fantastic team we have here, still time to come and see me!!!

... before reaching the top (cursed our flip-flops) and opted for an easier path that led to the furthest point out to sea. The views were fantastic, and Sophie managed to pet a seagull despite my warnings that it might have the swine flu.

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... them (if not, a little sad for us),
but we packed as much as possible into those last few weeks, and ended up with a simple bbq (kiwi style) here at home, and in return they gave us a lovely dinner on the beach of Javea. There's a lot more I could say about all that, because, let's face it, when you travel, and you're so far from 'home', it's the people that you meet, that make the difference. We're just grateful Holland's only a couple ...

First of all I can´t believe we actually survived the night. Whats more is that the lizards and cockroaches running around didnt go near me. Thats a good start.

Never see famous people in England , yet you cycle 1500 miles to a supermarket in the middle of Spain you find Tony Robbinson. Amazing. Then we ate big food ...

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Looking for a camping spot we noticed a very small crumbling abandoned building. What a great place to sleep. Little bit worrying about the old matress that was there though. Probably a hang out for crack addicts. But waking up to a mental crack head is not as bad as most of our other nights so we went for it.

Mit: Patrick aus Österreich

Wir reisen im gut klimatisierten Zug schnell aus Alicante hinaus, fahren an El Campello vorbei, ein malerische Bucht, wo auch viel Englisch zu hören ist, wie ich am nächsten Tag feststellen kann, villa Joyosa und dann Benidorm. Der Name klingt für meine Ohren ja recht ulkig, man soll sich aber nicht an offensichtlichen Äußerlichkeiten festhängen. Denn:

Benidorm ist auf Anhieb sympathisch. Adrett, Sauber, viel leiser und ...

... fuehren entlang der Wasserduempel den Bach hinauf. Die Menschen geniessen alle das kuehle Nass und auch ich kanns kaum mehr erwarten. Ab ins kuehle Nass. Und wirklich: es ist erfrischend!

Auch das gekuehlte Bier hernach schmeckt fein! In einer netten Runde geniessen wir den Abschluss des schonen Tages!

... it was at the people running or the crazy kiwi tourists infront of them!

Once the run was finished they let one bull at a time into the arena, where about 100 guys (in their 20s & 30s) waited in the middle to be amateur matadors. After chasing round people for a while, the bull would either jump into the sea to be rescued by the waiting boat, or if after 10 min no jumping would be led out by an old steer.

The first bull flipped one guy ...

... like I set out, I jumped up and down on a Welsh mountain, and then, as if my magic I was back. Whereas the truth is that about a million things happened in this time. But what with one thing and the other, there was no time to document them. Maybe their time has now passed, and now that I am back, I don't have the inclination to kick that ...