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... family and stalkers: Wish me luck and write often! If I don't hear from home that may give me a mighty case of home-sickness (which everyone knows will result in a mighty case of nausea). Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it :) love, Pola

... Siero. We then went by car to Miguel's home where I had a shower and met Miguel's mother and grandfather. The barbecue wasn't nearby Pola de Siero but up in the coast near Villaviciosa. We left Miguel's house and went to Javi house where I met his ...

For people going on holiday to Santa Pola, this video guide shows the sights and best tourist spots of Santa Pola including the town of Santa Pola and it's ...

Day 27 (9 July): Campiello to Pola de Allande (16km) Everything hurts and in the guidebook it calls this next section "a legbreaker", "not to be done in the rain" and "not to be done alone"! For all these reasons I take a day off, get a lift and sleep for ...

... Saint James Day and so there were very special masses all over the country, especially in our beloved Santiago de Compostela. In Santa Pola, we went to the 9pm mass in the city's castle courtyard. The priest spoke about the philosophy, 'in order to ...

One day I walked to the 'montañas de sal' on the outskirts of Santa ...

... at the ungodly hour that I called to say hi. A couple minutes left at my regular post at the internet cafe in Santa Pola, across from the church by the castle. I can glance around and see people making international calls in the phone booths, while ...

Santa Pola is a good city for walking and biking. Once you get past the fact that most drivers assume the right of way at the pedestrian cross walks and many of them consider these cross walks to double as extra parking, well, you can start to appreciate ...

... like that. I walked for over two hours yesterday in the late morning and early afternoon, going all the way to the western outskirts of Santa Pola. That is where the mountains of salt loom, which is what i went to see. Around there I also saw some people ...

Upon exploration of the city of Santa Pola, we have come across some interesting wildlife. See photos for a lineup of the critters that we ...

... , tart orange juice, I decided that Paul was charismatic enough to be the ´´octopus of luck´´ in general. Make way, lucky penny. Here are some photos that almost didn´t get posted because of the jet lag, plus one new one from the sights of Santa ...

... times since then, played lots of mancala, watched avatar episodes, gone shopping for water balloons, glue and milk...and much more! Having a party. Now we´re on vacation and taking sailing lessons in Santa Pola. We are flatmates ¨:)     ...