Hostal Metropol

... too easy to manuever through security and collect my luggage. Then I had to figure out how to get from the airport to the Hostel Metropol at Gran Via without using a shuttle or taxi. After all, we´re supposed to be hoofing it. Not too bad, I had to take ...

On arrival in Madrid we were lucky enough to meet up with an old colleague, Frank from South Africa who had relocated to Madrid a few years earlier. Frank was then kind enough to act as tour guide and took us on a luxurious drive past some of the ...

Today I took my last official busabout trip through the regular loops.  It was a very long day but I met a couple of people who are going on my Spain/Portugal tour tomorrow so it is good.  We arrived in Madrid around 6 and we headed for ...

After Barcelona, Kelly, Angie and I set off for Madrid while Laura flew to Malta to be with some of her friends who were studying there. We took the night train to Madrid which we were a little uneasy about since it's about an 8 hour ride and we wanted to ...

We have spent the past 2 days in Madrid. This was quite nice aside from it being really cold and raining all the second day. The first day we went on a walking tour of the city and heard a bit more about Spanish history. It was really interesting and I ...